Detention pond construction and maintenance, subsurface stormwater controls and pond water-quality management across Central Texas.
West of the interstate the ground changes, and Dripping Springs is solidly in it: caliche and limestone under a thin layer of soil. Rain does not soak in here, it runs, and it runs with enough energy to cut a channel through a grassed swale in one storm. Commercial growth along 290 has added a lot of new basins and water quality ponds to a watershed people pay close attention to.
Erosion repair is the bulk of what we do out this way. We rebuild cut channels and bare slopes with material and matting that will hold on shallow rocky ground, reset outfall protection, and keep inlets from undercutting. Basins get mowed, cleared of cedar seedlings and cleaned of the gravel and sediment that arrives with the flow. Culverts and low spots along the drives get opened back up.
Business parks, schools and larger commercial sites around Dripping Springs usually do well on two or three scheduled visits a year plus storm checks. We will show you where water is actually going and what it is doing to your property, which is often not where the owner assumed. There is no charge for the first look. Call (737) 404-9343 and we will get out there.
We walk your Dripping Springs property and assess the site.
An itemized estimate with no surprises.
Tidy local crews and modern equipment.
Results made for Hays County, plus optional upkeep.
We also provide ponds & stormwater in these nearby communities:
Yes. Corral Bros is a pond and stormwater contractor serving Central Texas, we build detention and retention ponds, maintain them, install and service subsurface stormwater control measures (SCMs), and manage pond water quality. Most of this work is for commercial properties, HOAs, developments and municipalities along the Austin–San Antonio corridor.
Detention pond maintenance keeps a basin working and inspection-ready: sediment and silt removal, mowing and vegetation control, clearing inlets, outlets and outfall structures, repairing erosion, and regrading as needed. We can also provide inspection documentation to support regulatory compliance.
Thin soil over rock means almost everything that falls becomes surface flow, and it picks up speed on these grades. Once water concentrates in one line it cuts quickly, and bare caliche has nothing holding it. Spreading flow back out and armoring the concentration points is what stops the cycle.
With help, yes. It generally takes topsoil, the right seed mix or sod, erosion control matting to hold it through the first storms, and realistic watering. Without matting, new seed on a steep caliche slope tends to leave with the first heavy rain.
Those are built to capture sediment, so they need the captured material removed on a regular basis or they stop working and stop draining. Maintenance includes cleaning the sediment, clearing the underdrain or outlet, keeping vegetation managed and repairing any erosion at the inlets. Letting one go for years usually means a much bigger restoration.
Yes. Those sites have large roof and pavement areas, long channels and multiple basins, which suits how we are set up. We schedule around school calendars and tenant hours, and we handle the mowing and the structural cleaning together.
Repairing a scoured outfall and resetting the rock protection is maintenance work we do routinely. If the pipe itself has been undermined or the headwall has moved, that crosses into repair and may need design input. We will tell you which one you are looking at before doing anything.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local Hays County crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
