Ongoing detention pond maintenance that keeps basins clean, flowing and inspection-ready.
In Schertz, whoever holds the deed or sits on the board is the one the county and the HOA residents will call when a basin stops draining. That responsibility runs through The Crossvine, Ashley Park, Forest Ridge and every other master-planned section along I-35 and FM 78, where a detention pond was part of the original site plan and someone still has to keep it working.
Schertz sits on blackland clay, and that clay swells when it is wet and cracks hard when it dries, which does not do a basin any favors. We see slow drawdown after storms because the soil has compacted instead of draining, silted-in forebays from new subdivision grading upstream, bare or slumping slopes where turf never took hold, and volunteer trees working their roots into embankments that were built to stay clear. A blocked outlet structure is often the first sign something has backed up.
Working with Corral Bros starts with a walk of the basin so we can see the inlet, the outlet, the slopes and the pool bottom with our own eyes. From there we handle the silt removal, mowing and vegetation control, structure clearing, and any erosion repair the site needs, and we keep the inspection and compliance side current so you are not scrambling before a review. You get one contact for the pond, not a list of subs to manage.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your Schertz property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and detention pond maintenance that holds up to Guadalupe 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 walk of the basin, usually within 48 hours of your call, and look at the inlet, outlet, slopes and pool area before quoting anything. For HOA or POA boards we can meet a board member or the community manager on site, and for commercial properties we coordinate with whoever manages access to the easement or drainage lot.
Most basins in developments like The Crossvine or Forest Ridge need a mowing and inspection pass several times a year, with sediment removal and structure clearing on a longer cycle depending on how much runoff and silt the site collects. Heavy rain events, new construction upstream, or a sudden change in drawdown time are the usual triggers for an off-cycle visit.
Yes. We schedule around move-in days, leasing events, HOA meetings and normal parking patterns, and we route equipment to avoid blocking fire lanes or resident spaces. Most detention basins sit at the edge of a property anyway, so the work rarely interferes with day-to-day traffic once we plan the access point.
Blackland clay shrinks and swells with the seasons, which cracks embankments, compacts basin floors, and slows drawdown after a storm even when the structure itself is clear. That same clay also erodes fast on bare slopes once it gets saturated, so regrading and reseeding have to account for how this soil moves rather than treating it like sandy or loam fill.
The amount of sediment built up in the forebay, how overgrown the slopes have gotten, and whether a volunteer tree or an eroded section needs real regrading all move the price. Access also matters: a basin tucked behind a retaining wall or fence line takes longer to reach than one with a clear drive-up approach, and that gets reflected in the quote after the site walk.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
