Detention pond construction and maintenance, subsurface stormwater controls and pond water-quality management across Central Texas.
Manor is built on Blackland clay and it is flat, which is a hard combination for a detention pond. Water sits. A basin meant to draw down in a day or two can hold a pool for a week, and then come the mosquito calls and the complaints to the board. New subdivisions and new distribution buildings have added a lot of these basins in a short span of time.
The first thing we check is whether the outlet is restricted, because a plugged orifice or a silted low flow pipe is usually what keeps a clay basin wet. We clear the structure, clean the bottom and forebay, and get the pond draining the way it was designed to. Clay slopes slump and rut, so those sections get rebuilt and reestablished with turf, and we time mowing to drier ground.
HOA boards, management companies and plant managers in Manor mostly want the standing water and the complaints to stop. We will inspect it, tell you why the pond is holding, and set a maintenance schedule that keeps it from getting back to that condition. Call (737) 404-9343 and we will come out and look at no charge.
We walk your Manor property and assess the site.
An itemized estimate with no surprises.
Tidy local crews and modern equipment.
Results made for Travis 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.
Clay drains slowly, but most detention basins are designed to empty in considerably less than a week. Water standing that long normally points to a restricted outlet, a silted low flow pipe or a bottom that has filled in and lost its flow line. Checking and clearing the structure is the first and cheapest step.
Yes, because mosquitoes need standing water to breed, and getting a dry basin to actually dry out removes the habitat. Clearing the outlet, removing muck and cutting back heavy vegetation that holds moisture all help. If water cannot be drained because of the design, that is a conversation for your engineer.
Clay swells when it is saturated and shrinks when it dries, and on a slope that cycle moves material downhill over time. Mowing on soft ground, poor turf coverage and water running down the face all accelerate it. Repair means regrading, compacting and getting grass to hold, then keeping traffic off the slope when it is wet.
Yes. Those sites have large basins, long channels and plenty of catch basins across truck courts, which we handle with tractor mowing and vacuum and jetting equipment. We schedule around your traffic so loading areas stay clear.
It keeps losing storage, the slopes keep deteriorating, and the first real storm finds out what is left. On top of that, many commercial sites and associations are expected to keep their detention facilities functioning, and letters do get written. The repair cost also grows, since clearing an established stand of brush and dredging a full basin costs far more than mowing it.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local Travis County crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
