Just as streets, grass, and neighborhoods need to be maintained, stormwater ponds need to be maintained. Stormwater ponds go through a lot. They help with flooding, pollutants from stormwater runoff, etc.
Even if stormwater ponds are well kept, there will still need to be some renovation that could end up being pricey. Here is some information for HOA’s in Charlotte, NC.
Maintenance
“Like all physical features of our communities, stormwater management facilities require ongoing maintenance to preserve their structural, functional, and aesthetic integrity.
These features are designed to mitigate flooding hazards, as well as to remove sediment, nutrients, and other pollutants from stormwater runoff to protect downstream water resources.
Their very function contributes to their impairment as these materials build up within the basins. Even when they are well maintained and functioning properly, stormwater management facilities will require periodic restoration activities that can be extremely expensive” (Solitude Lake Management).
Inspection and Dredging
During continual maintenance, there should be monthly inspections. Regularly inspecting your stormwater management pond in Charlotte, NC will help to avoid long-term complications that can be very pricey.
Along with inspections, there is dredging (removal of sedimentation). “There are two methods typically used to dredge stormwater management ponds. The first is to drain most of the water from the pond and to remove the sediment using traditional excavation equipment.
The sediment is loaded into sealed dump trucks and hauled off-site for disposal. The other strategy is to leave the pond at full pool and to use barge-mounted suction equipment to pump the sediment into dewatering bags on the shore.
The water slowly drains out of the bags back into the pond leaving the sediment behind and the filled bags can eventually be removed from the site when the material has dried out.
The method selected for dredging is highly dependent on site-specific conditions such as the availability of access easements to the facility, the existence of open staging areas near the pond, the amount of material to be removed, regulatory permitting considerations and the budget for the project” (Solitude Lake Management). http://www.solitudelakemanagement.com/blog/stormwater-pond-restoration
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