Ongoing detention pond maintenance that keeps basins clean, flowing and inspection-ready.
Manor's east-side growth, ShadowGlen, Whisper Valley, Stonewater, has put a lot of detention ponds into the ground in a short span, and most of them are still settling in. New basins built alongside new streets and rooftops see runoff patterns that keep shifting as each phase of construction finishes, and the maintenance a pond needed in its first year rarely matches what it needs in its third.
The blackland clay under this part of Travis County is the main actor in how these systems age. It holds water long after a storm, so drawdown slows and standing water lingers in the low end of the basin. Runoff off new streets and unfinished lots carries fine sediment straight into the forebay, building up faster than on older, stabilized ground. Bare slopes crack and rut between rains, volunteer trees take hold on embankments nobody is watching closely, and outlet structures catch debris from construction sites still clearing upstream.
Working with Corral Bros on a Manor pond means a crew that knows this clay and this growth pattern, not a generic mow-and-go visit. We walk the basin with the property manager, board member or GC on record, work the scope around your site's traffic and schedule, and keep the system clean, graded and ready for whatever inspection or compliance review comes next.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your Manor property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and detention pond maintenance that holds up to Travis County conditions. Available as a one-time project or part of an ongoing plan.
Most detention ponds need maintenance at least a few times a year, plus after major storms, mowing and vegetation control regularly, and sediment removal, erosion repair and structure clearing as they build up. Many jurisdictions also require periodic inspections, which we can document.
A neglected detention pond fills with sediment and overgrowth, loses capacity, clogs at the outlet, erodes, and can fail an inspection or stop draining, leading to flooding and code violations. Regular maintenance keeps it functioning and compliant, and it's far cheaper than a rebuild.
We schedule a free on-site visit, usually within 48 hours of your call, and walk the basin with whoever manages the property, whether that is a board member, an association manager or a GC closing out a site. We check the forebay, the outlet structure, the slopes and the vegetation, then put together a scope based on what the basin actually needs rather than a flat package price.
Most basins in these newer subdivisions need a mowing and inspection visit every month or two during the growing season, with sediment removal and structure clearing on a longer cycle, often annual or after major storm events. New construction upstream speeds up silt loading, so a pond handling a still-building phase of Whisper Valley or Stonewater may need more frequent checks than one in a finished, stabilized section.
We schedule around your property's traffic, not the other way around. For HOA and POA basins we coordinate timing with the community manager so mowing and equipment access do not block amenity areas, and for apartment or retail sites we stage work to keep drive aisles and parking open, moving trucks and crew as needed through the day.
The blackland clay out here holds water and then cracks hard when it dries, so basins tend to show slow drawdown after storms and a silted forebay from runoff off newer streets and lots. That same clay also makes bare slopes prone to rutting and erosion between storms, which is why regrading and vegetation control come up more often on Manor sites than on sandier ground.
The biggest factors are how much sediment has built up in the forebay, how overgrown the slopes and embankment are, and whether the inlet or outlet structure needs clearing or repair. Ponds on newly developed parcels in Stonewater or ShadowGlen often need heavier sediment removal early on, while older, established basins may only need routine mowing and inspection, which keeps costs lower.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
