Pond and Lake Maintenance Company: Florida Vegetation Overgrowth Treatment
Specialized pond and lake maintenance company will help keep your system healthy.
Travis Andrews- Florida Maintenance Manager, Licensed in Aquatics and Wetlands
Retention ponds, like all aquatic systems, can become overgrown with vegetation. Overgrowth of vegetation in lakes and ponds can compromise system functionality and lead to violations and/or fines. Treating the overgrowth is not always straight forward and often requires a customized plan based on the ecosystem unique to each aquatic space. Specialized stormwater pond and lake maintenance crews possess the knowledge and experience to provide effective results.
Dragonfly Pond Works is an experienced pond and lake maintenance company with the knowledge and experience to provide your aquatic system with the customized maintenance solution needed to restore balance and health. We were recently contacted to assess a stormwater retention pond in Bradenton, Florida that had been left untreated for a significant amount of time and become overgrown with lilies, underwater weeds, and shoreline growth.
Overgrown Bradenton, Florida retention pond
Pond and Lake Maintenance Company: Lilies and shoreline growth clogging the system
Lakes, ponds, and stormwater systems overgrown with lilies can cause a variety of problems. They can limit storage capacity and clog inlet/outlet pipes; both of these issues may lead to flooding. Vegetation overgrowth may obstruct beneficial aquatic plant growth and limit pollutant filtration. They can also cause stagnation, leading to algal blooms, and/or mosquitoes.
Dragonfly's specialized pond and lake maintenance company experts assessed the stormwater system to decide the best treatment plan. Our customized solution called for treating the retention pond in phases with monthly visits. Treating an overgrown pond all at once can lead to the dying plants consuming all of the oxygen in the water. This oxygen depletion will lead to fish kills and the dying off of beneficial aquatic plants as well. We anticipated seeing quite a bit of regrowth as we treated the pond slowly until all of the unwanted vegetation was eliminated.
We saw great results after just one month of treatment in the targeted sections. We continued to treat for shoreline growth, lilies, and regrowth of lilies.
The pond continues to be treated by pond and lake maintenance company, Dragonfly Pond Works. After five months of treatment and continued pond maintenance, the retention pond looks significantly better. At this point, our maintenance specialists were strictly treating for spotty shoreline growth and lilies.
Pond and Lake Maintenance Company: Month 5 spotty shoreline growth
After 8 months of treatment and continued pond maintenance, the pond is clear and healthy. The lilies, underwater weeds, and shoreline growth have successfully been treated at no risk to fish or beneficial aquatic plants.
With the right customized maintenance plan, this retention pond has been restored to a healthy balanced state. Continued specialized pond maintenance will keep this aquatic system functioning as intended. The Dragonfly Team of knowledgeable experts can help restore your lake or pond with customized solutions. Please contact us to learn more.
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Dragonfly Pond Works is a pond and lake maintenance company serving clients throughout the Mid-Atlantic region. We serve corporate, commercial and public accounts, residential customers, and homeowner associations. We provide maintenance, stormwater management, erosion repair, dredging and more throughout Florida, in Tampa, St. Petersburg, Naples, Sarasota, Fort Myers, and Orlando. Our specialized services can also be found in Raleigh, Cary, Durham, Charlotte, Wilmington, North Carolina, Myrtle Beach, Charleston, Columbia, South Carolina, and Atlanta, Georgia. We strive to develop long-term relationships based on quality work, timely service, cost efficiency, and of course, trust.