Treating Cattails in Jacksonville NC Pond
Don’t allow aquatic plants like Cattails cause thousands of dollars worth of damage to your stormwater structure. Our monthly maintenance service will prevent invasions.
Alligatorweed Infested Pond in Jacksonville NC
This retention pond in Jacksonville NC is infested with alligatorweed. Alligatorweed which grows quickly is very invasive and will choke out other vegetation. This pond has been taken over and the alligatorweed has obstructed flow around the outlet structure. While it’s blooms are aesthetically beautiful and fragrant, it is very invasive and needs to be…
Algae In Eastern NC Ponds
Ponds in Eastern North Carolina are great growing areas for algae. These ponds in Jacksonville NC are infested with new algae blooms. Fertilizers, parking lot contaminants, etc. make this a perfect breeding ground for this type of algae. Stormwater ponds are designed to take this abuse. They act as a huge filter, cleaning the water…
Algae Bloom Clogs Outlet Structure
Algae bloom has covered this pond in Jacksonville, NC and has caused the orifice to get clogged. The outlet structure needs to be functioning to allow for stormwater overflow. In this picture, we are unclogging the outlet structure . We unclog the outlet structure so the water can begin to flow. The Pond should return…
Major Pond Repair for Puller Place Apartments
Major pond repair was needed for Puller Place Apartments in Jacksonville, NC. After the last rain event, a sink hole washed out on the east bank. During inspection, engineers discovered that the pond didn’t have an emergency spillway. Emergency spillways are critical when rainwater comes down in amounts that the pond can’t handle. Large amounts of water will…
Retention Ponds Get Maintenance
Stormwater Solutions took over the maintenance of some retention ponds in Jacksonville, NC last week. The ponds were completely clogged and not functioning properly. Retention ponds are used to control rainwater runoff to prevent flooding and erosion. Unless the drainage area is clean and free of debris, it can’t do its job to slow down…
Poor Pond Design Leads to Problems
Stormwater Solutions visited this pond in Jacksonville, North Carolina after a heavy rainfall event. The pond didn’t have an emergency spillway so the excessive rainwater caused significant underground erosion. This caused an erosion hole that has continued to get bigger. Poor pond design lead to the malfunction. Keep…
Retention Ponds Suffer From Significant Rainfall
Retention ponds in Jacksonville, NC felt the effects from significant rainfall. During recent inspections, Stormwater Solutions Group found several areas of significant erosion, clogged outlet structures and trash in the ponds. Keep a small problem from becoming a big problem or even a violation by…
Pond Erosion from Hurricane Mathew
After hurricane Matthew dumped lots of rain in eastern North Carolina, Stormwater Solutions was in Jacksonville North Carolina doing inspections. After a big rain event like that, this is part of the service we offer our customers. Erosion like in the pictures below seems to be a common problem after a storm event like this.
Controlling Cattails in Ponds
We were called by the owner of a stormwater retention pond located in Jacksonville North Carolina. The pond was infested with cattails and they were taking over, as you can see from the picture below. If there is just a small area of cattails, that’s generally ok. However, cattails can be highly invasive so the…