Detention and retention pond construction that controls stormwater and meets site requirements.
Detention ponds across Taylor are doing more work than they used to. Growth along the Mustang Creek corridor and new development pressing into Old Town Taylor and Robinson has put more impervious surface upstream of basins that were sized years ago, and a lot of those systems are now carrying more water, more often, than the plan anticipated.
On blackland prairie clay, the ground does not forgive a basin that gets ignored. That clay sheds rain fast and then holds it, so a pond that used to drain in a day starts holding water for three or four. We find silted-in forebays where sediment never had anywhere else to go, bare slopes where grass cover never established, volunteer trees working their roots into an embankment, and outlet structures choked with debris after the last big storm came through. None of it shows up until the next heavy rain tests the system.
Working with us on this scope starts with a walk of the basin, not a sales pitch. We look at grading, inlets, outlets, and slope condition, then build and shape or rebuild what the site needs, from excavation and outfall structures to riprap and spillway stabilization, to the plan or alongside your project engineer. You get a contractor who has cleaned out a lot of these basins and tells you plainly what is going on in yours.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your Taylor property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and detention ponds that holds up to Williamson County conditions. Available as a one-time project or part of an ongoing plan.
A detention pond temporarily holds stormwater runoff and releases it slowly, so a developed site doesn't flood downstream neighbors or overwhelm storm drains. Most Central Texas commercial sites, subdivisions and larger developments are required to have detention as part of their drainage permit.
A detention pond drains down to empty between storms and is dry most of the time, while a retention pond holds a permanent pool of water. We build and maintain both, choosing the right one based on your site's soils, drainage requirements and available space.
We schedule a free on-site visit, usually within 48 hours of your call. We walk the basin with you, check the inlet and outlet structures, look at the forebay and the slopes, and measure how the pond is actually performing against what it was built to do. You get a straightforward scope and a plan before anything is signed.
Most basins on blackland prairie clay need a real look at least once a year, and sooner after a heavy spring rain cycle. Properties near Mustang Creek or on older Old Town Taylor lots that were re-graded for new development tend to silt in faster, so we often see those on a tighter schedule than a basin built on sandier ground.
We plan access and equipment staging around your lease traffic, leasing hours, and parking counts, and we talk through timing with your manager or board before we mobilize. Most detention and retention work happens outside of main entrances and away from occupied units, so day-to-day business keeps running.
Blackland prairie clay sheds water fast in a storm and then holds it, so you get flashy inflow followed by slow drawdown and standing water that silts the forebay. We also see bare, eroding slopes and volunteer trees and brush taking root on embankments where grading wore thin, which is exactly where slope stabilization and riprap come back into play.
Basin size and how much sediment and vegetation has to come out first are the biggest factors, followed by how much excavation and grading is needed to restore the original shape and capacity. Outfall and outlet structure condition, slope length, and whether riprap or liner work is required also move the number. We price it after the site walk, not before.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
