Jun 24, 2016 • 3 minute read

Did You Know This About Stormwater?

Stormwater ponds are confusing.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
May 21, 2016 • 4 minute read

HOA Floating Fountains & Repairs?

Are you looking for a floating fountain for your retention pond?

Filed in: Fountains , Charlotte, NC & HOA Ponds
Mar 25, 2016 • 3 minute read

Sediment, and Trash, and Debris, Oh My!

Did you know that 40 percent of surveyed U.S. water bodies are impaired and do not meet water quality standards?

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 24, 2016 • 3 minute read

Going Green with Rainwater Harvesting?

Rainwater harvesting is a proficiency used for accumulating, saving and using rainwater for landscape irrigation and other uses.

Filed in: HOA Ponds , Lake Management & Pond Management
Mar 23, 2016 • 3 minute read

Do You Know the Difference in Stormwater Wetlands?

Stormwater wetlands are constructed wetland systems explicitly designed to combine the natural functions of wetlands to help remove pollutants from stormwater.

Filed in: HOA Ponds , Lake Management & Pond Management
Mar 22, 2016 • 3 minute read

What is a Stormwater Drainage System?

It's a network of structures, channels and underground pipes that carry stormwater (rain water) to ponds, lakes, streams and rivers.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 21, 2016 • 3 minute read

How Your HOA Can Avoid Pollution in Your Waterways?

“Best Management Practices (BMPs), are devices used to reduce pollution in stormwater runoff, thereby protecting area waterways.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 19, 2016 • 3 minute read

Have You Waited Too Long for Stormwater Restoration?

Just as streets, grass, and neighborhoods need to be maintained, stormwater ponds need to be maintained.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 18, 2016 • 3 minute read

To Prevent, or Not to Prevent: That is the Question.

BMP stands for Best Management Practices.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 17, 2016 • 3 minute read

Small Plants, Big Impact

When you think about plants and vegetation around a pond in Charlotte NC, what comes to mind?

Filed in: Algae Aquatic Weeds , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 16, 2016 • 3 minute read

3 Important Things About Farm Ponds

A farm pond can have many different uses.

Filed in: HOA Ponds , Lake Management & Pond Management
Mar 15, 2016 • 3 minute read

What is Capturing Your Runoff?

The difference between a dry detention pond and a wet retention pond may not seem interesting or important.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 14, 2016 • 2 minute read

Avoiding a Flood of Problems with your pond?

Proper management of stormwater ponds is crucial.

Filed in: Algae Aquatic Weeds , Detention Pond & HOA Ponds
Mar 11, 2016 • 2 minute read

Going with the Flow?

Stormwater drainage systems are channels and underground pipes that carry stormwater (rainwater) to ponds, lakes, streams and rivers.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 9, 2016 • 2 minute read

Untreated Stormwater Water?

Stormwater runoff is water from rainfall or melted ice and snow that flows over the ground.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 8, 2016 • 3 minute read

Runoff Tools of the Trade

Stormwater systems are tools that manage the runoff from rainfall.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 7, 2016 • 2 minute read

Stormwater or Sewer?

Save money by maintaining your stormwater system.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 6, 2016 • 2 minute read

But This Pond Looks Natural?

If you live in a suburban or urban area in Charlotte NC, you will probably want to be able to answer the question, “what is a stormwater pond and what is its purpose?”

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Mar 2, 2016 • 2 minute read

Be the Difference With Your Stormwater

Stormwater quality is important because it affects everyone.

Filed in: Aquatic Herbicides , Detention Pond & HOA Ponds
Feb 29, 2016 • 2 minute read

Need a Stormwater Inspection?

Communities across the State of North Carolina must manage rainfall that runs off roads, streets and parking lots.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Feb 25, 2016 • 2 minute read

Another Stormwater Inspection, Please?

Stormwater upkeep is important. Therefore; maintaining it is important.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Feb 4, 2016 • 2 minute read

HOA Stormwater Systems

Neighborhood stormwater systems are extremely important because they directly affect the people in the community.

Filed in: Detention Pond , HOA Ponds & Lake Management
Aug 4, 2015 • 25 minute read

Stormwater Ponds – Purpose & Maintenance

One of the greatest concerns that a developer has for any new construction project is managing precipitation that will collect on the site during storm events.

Filed in: Retention Ponds , Stormwater Ponds & Pond Management
Jul 29, 2015 • 4 minute read

Wildlife That Needs Your Pond to Survive

A friendly turtle, a duck, and a dangerous snake all need your stormwater pond for survival.

Filed in: Wildlife , Pond Management & Charlotte, NC
Jul 28, 2015 • 4 minute read

Stormwater Ponds Explained - Retention or Detention? - Dry or Wet?

Here is a great resource we found online from Montgomery County in Maryland.

Filed in: HOA Ponds , Lake Management & Retention Ponds
Jun 30, 2015 • 3 minute read

Aquatic Weed Control

Hey, it's Richard here with Platinum Ponds & Lake Management. We are here today at an HOA that has a retention pond.

Filed in: Lake Management , Pond Management & Algae Aquatic Weeds
Jun 25, 2015 • 1 minute read

Pond Algae Control

Hey, it's Richard here with Platinum Ponds & Lake Management. Today we are at the Woods Lake Apartment Complex.

Filed in: Lake Management , Pond Management & Algae Aquatic Weeds
Apr 17, 2015 • 2 minute read

Retention Pond Pipe Unclogged

Hey it’s Richard here with Platinum Ponds & Lake Management. We wanted to show you here a 12 inch retention pond pipe and this is a beautiful retention pond here in Asheville, North Carolina that we maintain with our membership.

Filed in: Lake Management , Pond Management & Retention Ponds
Dec 30, 2014 • 2 minute read

Should I Remove the Turtles From My Pond? And How?

Turtles are scavengers or the “clean-up crew” of every pond.

Filed in: HOA Ponds , Lake Management & Pond Management
Oct 14, 2014 • 2 minute read

Bluegreen Algae & Toxic Ponds

Blue-green algae have been proven to be a the cause of mild nausea to neurological damage to the brains of numerous species throughout an ecosystem.

Filed in: Lake Management , Algae Aquatic Weeds & Pond Management
Jul 7, 2014 • 2 minute read

Clemson's HOA Stormwater Pond Maintenance Guide

What is viewed as a community recreation and water feature, minimizes the risk of neighborhood flooding, and protects local water quality?

Filed in: Lake Management & Pond Management