Detention and retention pond construction that controls stormwater and meets site requirements.
Detention ponds across Kyle, Texas work harder than most people driving past Plum Creek or Steeplechase ever notice. These basins are doing a specific job, holding back stormwater so it releases slowly instead of overwhelming downstream drainage, and in a city adding rooftops and pavement as fast as Kyle has, that job only gets harder each year a basin goes unchecked.
Hays County blackland clay is the thing that catches most property managers off guard. It bakes hard and cracks open in summer, then turns slick and resistant to infiltration the moment real rain shows up, so a basin built to drain in 48 hours can take days longer than its own plan calls for. We find silted-in forebays below new construction, bare embankments where turf never established, volunteer trees rooting into slopes in places like Waterleaf, and outlet structures choked with sediment that nobody has looked at since the developer handed the site over.
Working with Corral Bros on a Kyle detention pond usually starts with a walk of the basin, not a sales pitch. We look at the inlet, the forebay, the slopes and the outfall, tell you what we see in plain terms, and build a scope around the actual condition of the site rather than a generic checklist. From there we handle the excavation, grading, erosion control and structure work directly, so the board or property manager dealing with us has one contractor accountable for the whole basin, not a handoff between subcontractors.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your Kyle property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and detention ponds that holds up to Hays County conditions. Available as a one-time project or part of an ongoing plan.
A detention pond temporarily holds stormwater runoff and releases it slowly, so a developed site doesn't flood downstream neighbors or overwhelm storm drains. Most Central Texas commercial sites, subdivisions and larger developments are required to have detention as part of their drainage permit.
A detention pond drains down to empty between storms and is dry most of the time, while a retention pond holds a permanent pool of water. We build and maintain both, choosing the right one based on your site's soils, drainage requirements and available space.
We schedule a free on-site visit, usually within 48 hours of your call, and walk the basin with whoever manages the property, often a board member or association manager. We look at the inlet, the forebay, the slopes and the outlet structure, take measurements, and talk through what plan requirements or engineer notes apply before we put together a scope and a number.
It depends on the age of the development and how much construction traffic has run through the watershed, but most basins in newer Kyle subdivisions need attention within a few years of final buildout as silt from upstream grading settles into the forebay and bare slopes start to erode. A board or property manager should have the basin looked at any time drawdown slows or water stands longer than it used to.
We stage equipment in the basin footprint itself whenever the site allows, which keeps us off access roads and resident parking in subdivisions like Steeplechase or Waterleaf. For retail or apartment sites we coordinate timing with property management so excavation and grading do not land during peak traffic or leasing events, and we fence off the active work area for safety.
Hays County blackland clay bakes hard and cracks in summer, then turns slick and slow to drain once the rain comes, so basins here tend to show slow drawdown and silted forebays rather than quick infiltration. We grade and shape with that clay in mind and stabilize slopes with riprap or liners so they hold up through the dry and wet swings instead of sloughing into the pond floor.
The biggest factors are how much silt and vegetation have to come out before we can regrade, the condition of the inlet and outlet structures, and how much slope stabilization or riprap the embankments need. Site access, distance to a disposal or spoil area, and whether we are rebuilding to match an existing engineered plan versus doing general maintenance also move the number.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
