Repair and stabilization of eroded pond slopes, embankments and channels using grading, soil stabilization, vegetation or riprap.
In Cibolo, the forebay silts in before the main pond ever shows a problem. That first cell takes the brunt of every storm coming off the rooftops and streets in subdivisions like Bentwood Ranch, and once it fills with sediment the whole basin loses capacity, slows its drawdown, and starts eating into the slopes behind it. Corral Bros repairs and stabilizes eroded pond slopes, embankments and channels for property managers and associations across the Cibolo area.
The pattern here is pretty consistent. Expansive clay soils swell tight after rain, then crack open as they dry, and that cycle works loose any slope that is not holding real root mass yet. In the newer sections of Falcon Ridge and Buffalo Crossing, where landscapes are still filling in, we see bare side slopes, volunteer trees taking hold on embankments nobody is supposed to plant on, and outlet structures partly choked with sediment that never got cleared after the builder left. Channels scour out fast because Hill Country downpours arrive heavy and quick rather than steady.
We start with a walk of the whole system, not just the spot someone flagged, because a failing outfall upstream is often why a slope downstream kept sliding. From there we regrade the embankment, stabilize the soil, repair the channel and outfall, and get riprap, matting and seed down where they will actually hold. If an engineer is attached to the property, we work to that plan. If not, we build to what the ground and the drainage are doing, and we keep the board or the GC closing out the job in the loop the whole way.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your Cibolo property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and detention pond erosion repair that holds up to Guadalupe County conditions. Available as a one-time project or part of an ongoing plan.
We walk the embankment, the forebay and the outfall structure with whoever manages the property, often the association manager or the GC closing out the site. We note which slopes are bare, where sediment has built up, and whether the outlet is drawing down on schedule. Estimates are free and we usually get on-site within 48 hours of your call.
In newer sections like Falcon Ridge or Buffalo Crossing, where ground cover is still filling in, the first two or three years after construction are when slopes move the most. After that, a basin that is well vegetated might only need attention every few years, usually after a hard rain event exposes a slope or silts in the forebay again.
We stage out of the pond easement itself whenever the site allows it, not out of drive aisles or visitor parking. On HOA common ground we coordinate timing with the board or management company so mowing crews and residents know what to expect. Most of this work does not require closing any parking or access.
The expansive clay here holds water, then cracks and sheds it fast once a storm hits, which is why slopes slump and channels scour even on basins that looked fine the season before. We grade and stabilize with that movement in mind rather than just patching the spot that failed.
Slope length and steepness, how much regrading and soil stabilization the embankment needs, whether the outfall or channel requires riprap or matting, and how much re-vegetation and seeding the bare areas call for. A silted forebay or a blocked outlet structure adds to the scope and we price those once we have seen them firsthand.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
