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Detention Pond Remediation near Houston
This detention pond was not functioning properly due to the
abundance of brushy overgrowth and trees. Since it had never
been maintained since its development, it was littered with
trash and debris and developed problems with vagrancy over
time. Once the pond was cleared, all sediment buildup
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Oil Spill Cleanup
A large drum containing used motor oil spilled onto the pavement and entered the storm drain.
Special precautions were taken to prevent any oil or contaminated water from entering the detention
pond from the inlet pipe. After the spill was contained and all oil was soaked up with sorbent,
biodegradable degreaser was applied to remove all traces of the spill from the pavement.
The entire area was pressure washed and all runoff was recovered using a vacuum truck.
Biodegradable degreaser was applied inside the stormwater pipes and a high pressure pipe
jetting truck was used to flush all contaminated water out.
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Erosion Repair
Large washouts had developed over time next to the flumes
and inlet pipes of this detention pond. The concrete flumes
were extended and dissipaters were installed to slow the
flow of incoming water. Scour Stop and erosion blankets were
used to repair eroded areas. The gabion filter bed was
cleaned and all debris and sediment was removed. A rip-rap
flume that was not functioning properly was reengineered
with Scour Stop and wattles were placed on the outside of
the pond’s perimeter fence to help impede water flow.
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