Ongoing detention pond maintenance that keeps basins clean, flowing and inspection-ready.
Whoever holds the HOA or POA paperwork for a New Braunfels development is the one who answers when the county or an engineer asks why a detention basin is not drawing down the way the plans say it should. That responsibility does not go away between inspections. It shows up as standing water, a silted-in forebay, or a slope nobody has mowed since the contractor pulled off the job. Corral Bros handles the ongoing maintenance that keeps those basins functioning and keeps the answer to that question a simple one.
The ground around New Braunfels does specific things to a basin. Rocky Hill Country edge soils near Vintage Oaks and River Chase shed water fast and carry grit straight into the forebay, where it settles and shrinks the pond's working volume. Closer to the river and around Gruene, sandier soil moves easier and tends to slump on steep banks, leaving bare, eroded faces where grass never took hold. Leave either condition alone through a few heavy rain events and you end up with volunteer trees rooting into an embankment, a clogged outlet structure, or a pond that holds water three days longer than it should.
Working with Corral Bros on this scope means someone walks the basin, tells you plainly what is going on with the sediment, the slopes, and the structures, and gives you a maintenance plan that matches what the pond actually needs rather than a generic schedule. We handle the mowing, the silt removal, the inlet and outlet clearing, the erosion regrading, and the paperwork that supports your compliance file. You get a basin that moves water the way it is supposed to, and a straight answer when someone asks about it.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your New Braunfels property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and detention pond maintenance that holds up to Comal 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 walk the basin with you or your maintenance contact, look at the forebay, slopes, inlet and outlet structures, and note where sediment or erosion is building up. From that walk we put together a scope and a price specific to your pond, not a flat rate. Estimates are free and usually scheduled within 48 hours of your call.
Most basins in Comal County need mowing and vegetation control several times a year and a full sediment and structure check at least annually, but rocky runoff near Vintage Oaks and sandier ground near the river can both accelerate the schedule. Heavy spring storms or a summer of hard rain events are usually what trigger an out-of-cycle visit, especially if drawdown slows down.
Yes. Most of our detention pond work happens at the edge of the property, away from units and parking, so we schedule around leasing offices, resident traffic, and HOA meeting dates rather than around your tenants. If equipment needs to cross a drive aisle or use a gate, we coordinate that with your property manager ahead of time.
Rocky edge soils near Vintage Oaks and River Chase wash grit into the forebay quickly, which shrinks pond capacity faster than in flatter, sandier areas. Closer to Gruene and the river, looser sandy soil is more prone to slope slumping and bare patches on the embankment. Both conditions mean sediment removal and erosion repair tend to come up more often here than in a basin on heavier clay ground.
Access is the biggest factor, since a basin tucked behind a retail center or down a steep grade takes longer to reach than one with a clear drive-up. Beyond that, the amount of sediment built up in the forebay, how much erosion repair and regrading a slope needs, and whether volunteer trees or brush have taken hold on the embankment all affect the scope and the cost.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
