Visual inspection of stormwater facilities that catches sediment buildup, erosion, blockages, overgrowth and structural damage before they become problems.
Stormwater system inspection in Schertz covers the detention ponds, forebays and outfall structures that master-planned communities like The Crossvine, Ashley Park and Forest Ridge were built around. These basins were engineered to handle a lot of water fast, and in a county growing as quickly as Guadalupe, nobody notices a slow drawdown or a creeping sediment shelf until the next big storm turns it into standing water on the amenity lawn or a call from the city.
The blackland clay under most of these developments swells when it is wet and cracks hard when it dries, which moves rip rap, opens gaps around pipe joints, and slumps basin slopes faster than sandier ground would. Add in the typical Hill Country pattern of long dry stretches followed by a hard, fast rain, and you get silted-in forebays, outlet structures choked with leaf litter and trash, and volunteer trees taking root on embankments where their roots have no business being. Newer sections off I-35 and FM 78 often look fine on the surface while the pipe and structure underneath are already carrying damage from the first year or two of construction runoff.
Working with Corral Bros on this scope means one of us walks the entire facility, not just the parts visible from the access road, and gives you a written account of what we found and what it means for the system's performance. That is useful whether you are an HOA board trying to plan next year's budget, a property manager who needs something in hand before the next board meeting, or a general contractor closing out a site and handing the pond over to an association. Call (737) 404-9343 for a free on-site estimate, usually scheduled within 48 hours.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your Schertz property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and stormwater system inspection that holds up to Guadalupe County conditions. Available as a one-time project or part of an ongoing plan.
We schedule a free on-site visit, usually within 48 hours of your call, and walk the full facility with you or your designated contact. You get a straightforward estimate for the inspection scope before any work starts, so your board or ownership group knows the cost up front.
Most HOA and commercial basins in these newer Schertz developments benefit from an annual look, with an extra visit after any unusually heavy rain event or if residents start reporting standing water that will not drain. Systems still inside their first few years after construction tend to show problems sooner because the surrounding ground has not fully stabilized.
Yes. We walk the facility and structures without closing parking lots, trails or common areas, and we coordinate timing with your property manager or community association manager so the inspection does not conflict with events, leasing tours, or peak traffic hours.
That clay expands and contracts hard with wet and dry cycles, which cracks and shifts basin slopes, opens gaps at pipe joints, and loosens rip rap faster than you would see on sandier soil. It is one of the main reasons an annual visual check catches problems while they are still minor.
The size and number of basins, how many structures and outfalls are on site, how overgrown the slopes and forebay have gotten since the last check, and how accessible the facility is for a full walk all factor in. A property closing out new construction often needs a more detailed first look than one on a routine annual schedule.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
