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Pond Excavation
Drainage, retainer, and recreational ponds and water features are popular features for homes, new construction, and residential and commercial developments in Louisiana. Because the water table is so close to the surface, pooling of water can form naturally in low-lying areas, so it’s important to have a plan if you need to excavate a pond on your property.
It’s not just a matter of “digging a pond” on your land in an ideal location with a good view. Pond excavation is actually a detailed, planned endeavor, which, if done incorrectly, can cause damage to your land, flooding, loss of fish, and diversions of naturally occurring waterways and sediment. That’s why you should work with an experienced land development expert, such as KNB Services, to help you engineer and execute the successful excavation of your pond.
You may need to consult with local and state entities or a licensed engineer to properly survey and place your pond on land which has contouring slopes, natural drainage, or spring-fed creeks to help with water movement, mosquito prevention, and the maintenance of your water’s PH balance. You will also need to plan for drainage and spillway pipe installation, the size of your pond and its depth. Once you have your location and plan, you can begin to create your new water feature.
A critical aspect of digging and then filling your pond includes a study of the composition of the soil that will be in the bottom of your pond. Sand, shale, rock and limestone are ideal for drainage, so they are detrimental to holding pond water. If you only have this type of material on your property, you will need to fill in the area with clay and/or packed top soil which can be firmed out to hold the water. If you are digging a stock pond for fish, you may want to learn about their breeding habits to create breeding areas for different species of fish.
KNB Services has extensive experience with pond excavation and can assist you with these decisions each step of the way. Once your pond is dug and stocked (if applicable), you will want to set up continuous maintenance to ensure that your fish, your pond water, and your pond vegetation stays balanced and healthy. KNB Services provides pond maintenance services to help you with this.
Pond Maintenance
One of the biggest factors that affects your pond, its cleanliness, and its healthy environment is the overgrowth of algae. An overgrowth can be caused by multiple factors such as, overstocking your fish pond, too much plant growth, wind and storms blowing leaves and organic debris into your pond, flooding which introduces new top soil or other sediment, an accumulation of the wrong type of plants, and even animal waste from wildlife.
The result of algae overgrowth and other climate and environmental substances flowing into your pond are foul odors, murky water, fish kills, and unattractive visual aesthetics on your property.
That’s where KNB Services can assist you with your pond maintenance. We offer solutions in the form of pond dredging and herbicide treatments which can remove the harmful elements, which are causing a disruption of the PH balance of your pond’s water. We have the right equipment that gets down into the water to bring up sub-surface overgrowth, the layers of dead and decaying plants and fish, and other vehicles which can trim the edges of the pond to clear it of weeds, vines, thorns, and brush overgrowth, which promotes the wrong type of organic growth around your pond.
For all of your pond maintenance needs, Reach Out to KNB Services to give you a Free Estimate – Call 504-650-1898 Today!
