Excavation and removal of built-up sediment to restore a detention pond's designed storage, drainage performance and access.
West Lake Hills gets hit with the same fast-moving Hill Country storms that dump an inch of rain in twenty minutes, and when that water comes off a canyon lot it carries dirt, leaf litter, and gravel straight into whatever detention pond is waiting downhill. Corral Bros handles detention pond sediment removal for properties across West Lake Hills, from Rollingwood to Davenport Ranch to Eanes, getting basins back to their designed storage and drainage performance.
The ground here is thin soil sitting on Austin limestone, so runoff does not soak in, it runs. On the steep lots common to this area, that means a forebay that fills with silt faster than flatter sites, a pond that holds water longer than it should after a storm, or an outlet pipe partially choked with sediment and debris. Give it a few years without attention and you will often find volunteer trees taking hold on the embankment, roots working into a slope that was never meant to hold them.
Working with us on this looks like one site visit, a clear read on what is actually in the pond, and a crew that gets in, removes the sediment, and restores the grade without turning your property into a construction zone for weeks. Whether you are an HOA board managing a shared amenity, a property manager closing out punch list items, or a GC handing a finished site to its new owners, you get a scope based on what we find in the ground, not a guess.
We're a local, family-built company that treats your West Lake Hills property like our own, tidy crews, clear pricing, and detention pond sediment removal that holds up to Travis 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, and walk the pond with whoever manages the property, often an HOA board member or an association manager. We check the forebay, the outlet structure, and take depth readings against the original design grade. You get a straightforward scope and a number before any equipment shows up.
It depends on the watershed above it, but a lot of the ponds we see in Eanes and Davenport Ranch are on a five to ten year cycle before sediment eats into real storage capacity. Steep canyon lots move dirt fast during heavy rain, so a pond serving a lot of exposed slope or construction activity upstream will silt in sooner than one in a stable, fully landscaped drainage area.
We stage equipment and haul trucks in the pond footprint or an agreed access point, not in resident parking or fire lanes, and we coordinate timing with the property manager or board ahead of the work. Most detention ponds sit apart from building entrances and common areas, so day-to-day traffic on the property is not disrupted.
Thin soil over Austin limestone means excavation can hit rock sooner than the original design grade expects, and steep canyon lots push runoff into a pond fast and hard during storms. That combination shows up as a silted forebay, a slow-draining pool, or volunteer trees taking root on the embankment, all signs the basin needs attention before it loses more of its designed storage.
The main factors are how much sediment has to come out, how far equipment has to travel to reach the pond on a steep or wooded lot, and whether the outlet structure or forebay needs extra cleanout work. Offsite hauling distance and disposal volume matter too. We size all of that up during the site walk so the number reflects your actual pond, not a generic estimate.
Free, no-pressure estimate from a local crew. Call (737) 404-9343 or request a quote online.
