Visual inspection of stormwater facilities that catches sediment buildup, erosion, blockages, overgrowth and structural damage before they become problems.
Stormwater system inspection in San Marcos is not a box-checking drive-by. Between the San Marcos River, the spring-fed creeks running through Hays County, and the pace of development along I-35, the basins and outfalls serving local properties take on more water, more often, than people expect looking at a calm pond on a dry afternoon. A facility that looked fine last year can silt in, erode, or clog without anyone noticing until the next storm backs up into a parking lot.
The ground here is part of the problem. Thin upland soils do not hold an embankment the way heavier clay does, so a slope that loses its grass cover starts showing rills and bare dirt fast. We see forebays packed with sediment at river-adjacent properties, outlet structures choked with leaves and trash after a hard rain, and volunteer trees rooting into dam faces at sites that have gone a few years without a close look. Slow drawdown after a storm is usually the first sign something downstream is blocked.
Working with us on this scope is straightforward. We walk the full facility, check what is holding up or holding back water, and tell you plainly what we found and what needs attention, whether that is a property manager at a retail center, an HOA board near Willow Creek, or a general contractor closing out a new development before handoff. We are locally owned, licensed and insured, and we start most jobs with a free on-site estimate within about 48 hours of your call.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your San Marcos property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and stormwater system inspection that holds up to Hays County conditions. Available as a one-time project or part of an ongoing plan.
We schedule a free, no-obligation site visit, usually within 48 hours of your call. One of us walks the full facility with you or your maintenance contact, looks at the forebay, slopes, outlet structure, and any trouble spots you already know about, and we put together a price based on what the walk shows. No charge just to come look and talk through what we find.
Most of the properties we see in Hays County benefit from at least one inspection a year, with a second after a hard spring rain season or any time you notice standing water that is not draining down. River properties near the San Marcos River and sites with new landscaping or fresh construction nearby tend to silt up faster and need a closer eye. If your board or management company has its own schedule, we work around that.
We plan the walk around your traffic and tenants rather than the other way around. That might mean checking in with the leasing office or HOA manager before we arrive, staying out of resident parking during peak hours, or timing the visit for a weekday when common areas are quieter. At active-adult communities like those near Kissing Tree, we also flag any mobility or sightline issues on slopes while we are out there.
The thin upland soils around San Marcos erode fast once grass cover thins out, so bare or scalped slopes on an embankment show up quickly as rills and bare dirt. Spring-fed drainage and sudden downpours push a lot of sediment into forebays at once, which is why we often find a silted-in forebay or a slow-draining basin on properties that look fine from the road. Volunteer trees rooting into dam faces are common on older sites too.
Size and number of structures matter most, since a single retail detention pond is a different job than a multi-basin apartment or HOA system with several outfalls. Access also plays a role: a basin behind Blanco Gardens with easy drive-up access costs less to inspect than one tucked behind dense landscaping or fencing. Condition matters too, since an overgrown or long-neglected facility takes longer to walk and document than one that gets checked every year.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
