Detention pond construction and maintenance, subsurface stormwater controls and pond water-quality management across Central Texas.
Schertz has filled in fast along I-35 and FM 3009, and much of that growth is distribution buildings with acres of roof and pavement behind them. All of that water goes to a detention basin, and new basins are the ones most likely to fail early, because the grass never got established before the first hard rain. Soils here run from clay to sandy loam, so a slope can slump in one spot and wash out in another.
Crews mow the slopes and bottom on a set rotation, keep the emergency spillway clear so it works if it is ever needed, and pull silt and construction debris out of the forebay before any of it reaches the outlet. Where sod failed, we repair the grade and reseed or re-sod with erosion matting that holds. Concrete channels, culverts and catch basins around the site get cleaned on the same trip.
Industrial and commercial sites in Schertz usually want one vendor handling the whole drainage picture instead of three. We can cover slope mowing, basin cleaning, catch basins and the pipe between them, and leave you a written record of each visit. Tell us what your inspection reports keep flagging and we will build the schedule around it. Call (737) 404-9343 for a free on-site assessment.
We walk your Schertz property and assess the site.
An itemized estimate with no surprises.
Tidy local crews and modern equipment.
Results made for Guadalupe 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.
Yes, and large sites are a good fit for us because we run tractor mowing and equipment sized for real sediment volumes. We cover the basin, the spillway, the catch basins across the truck court and the storm lines connecting them. One contractor, one schedule, one set of documentation.
We fix the grade first, because seed will not hold in a rutted or gullied slope. Then we sod or seed with erosion control matting depending on the slope angle and the soil, and we water it in if the site has a way to. Getting turf established is the single best thing you can do for a new basin.
A forebay is the small settling area at the inlet end, built so heavy sediment drops out there instead of spreading across the whole basin. It is designed to fill up, which is the point. Cleaning the forebay regularly is far cheaper than dredging the entire pond later.
Yes. Spillways get mowed, cleared of brush and woody growth, and checked for erosion or settlement at the crest and on the downstream face. Trees growing in an embankment or spillway are a real problem, since the roots create paths for water, so we take them out while they are still small.
No, that is usually the most important time. Construction phases shed more sediment than the finished site ever will, and material that sits in a basin through a few wet and dry cycles gets much harder to remove. Cleaning the forebay during construction keeps the final cleanup small.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local Guadalupe County crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
