The old method for removing this sediment and bottom muck was dredging. So the muck builds up over time, usually at the rate of a half an inch to an inch a year. The aerobic bacteria in the shallow, well-aerated areas of the pond breaks this organic matter down quickly but the anaerobic bacteria that lives in the deeper, poorly oxygenated areas does not. All of this accumulates in the bowl of the pond, usually the deepest area. Then the wind contributes leaves, branches, grasses and other material and the rain contributes sediment through erosion. In the beginning, wading birds bring algae, weeds, and eggs to the pond. Most ponds start to fill in with sediment and detritus as soon as the construction end. In addition to removing the bottom muck, our system also removes inorganic sediment, such as loam soils and soft clays, that have washed in through culverts, ditches and streams or from erosion that has mixed with organic material over time. It’s primary function and design is to remove the sediment and bottom muck or detritus (decaying organic biomass such as leaves, algae, weeds, animal waste, etc.) that causes most of the environmental damage to the ecology of our lakes and ponds.
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