PONDS

Owning a pond is a very special experience. They can add beauty to your landscape as well as activities such as fishing and swimming. They can also serve a functional purpose in many cases. Ponds can serve as retention for storm water and sediment, a source for irrigation water, fish farms, water hazards on golf courses and much more. A pond can serve all of these functions and be something you can take great pride in.

 

THE PROBLEM - A pond that is not maintained properly can be source of frustration as well. One of the more serious water quality management issues is the build up of organic and inorganic material and sludge on the bottom of a body of water. Ponds can fill with material slowly over many years or in some cases heavy rain can cause erosion and build up in a very short time. As this material accumulates, several things begin to happen. The depth of the pond decreases which makes water quality management difficult, nutrients build up and organic material begins to decay. This will cause blooms of algae and excessive weed growth. Oxygen levels are affected, toxic gases build up, fish and desirable plant life struggle to survive and thrive. Eventually water quality becomes impossible to control.

 

THE SOLUTION - The only solution to the problem is to remove the sediment from the pond. PCi Sediment Removal and Dredging Services can provide remove this sediment build up easily and at an affordable cost with little or no damage to the landscape. Removal of the nutrient rich sediment will help you restore your pond to its original condition allowing you to easily manage your pond at less cost while allowing the pond to perform its original function. 

LAKES

Over thousands of years lake will naturally fill in with sediment and will become bogs and eventually dry land. With man's interference in nature this process called eutrophication is greatly accelerated. Farming, development, construction as well as things nature throws at us like hurricanes and floods all contribute to the sedimentation process.

 

Lakes that have stream, creeks or rivers feeding them all experience sedimentation at the point these tributarys enter the lake. Water quality rapidly diminishes and boating can be severely disrupted. Removal of this material can help return the lake to its original state.

 

 

NAVIGATION CHANNELS - Navigation channels either manmade or natural require periodic maintence dredging to allow boat traffic to continue unempedded.

 

BOAT BASINS - Private boat basins or lagoons silt in and eventually boats no longer have access. Wind, current and ice can move enough sediment to block access to these facilties as well.

 

MARINAS AND HARBORS - Marinas require a certain depth of water to allow boats to moor and dock without damaging the boat. Loss of depth can cost the marina owner potential docking fees as well as do damage to expensive boats.

 

DRAINAGE CANALS - Storm water drainage canals can clog with sediment and greatly affect their ability to move water when storms an floods hit.

 

LAGOONS - Industrial and waste water treatment lagoons can fill up with material that needs to be dredged and removed to allow the industry or treatment plant to continue to operate efficiently.