by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | Jul 14, 2022 | Property Management
Mow Monthly The first question I always ask the owner when looking at a detention pond is how often they mow. The answer can often provide clues about the current condition of the pond. If the pond looks unkempt and trees are growing in the bottom the answer is...
by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | Jun 9, 2022 | Property Management
Whether you manage a commercial facility, apartment complex, school, or subdivision, you know that detention ponds are a fact of life. If you maintain a detention pond, you also know how difficult that can be. For a pond that was designed and constructed correctly,...
by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | Jun 3, 2022 | Property Management
Someone asked me the other day, “What is the question you get asked the most in your industry?” The most common question I get from customers is, “What’s the difference between a detention pond and a retention pond…And why do I have one”? And while it may seem...
by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | May 15, 2022 | Property Management
Pilot Channel Project Recently, I was contacted by a customer who was having some problems with standing water at his pond outfall. He stated that the concrete pilot channel had some mud on it that needed to be removed because the area at the outfall was perpetually...
by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | May 6, 2022 | Property Management
If you live in Texas then you are probably familiar with stormwater detention ponds. You most likely see them every day as you navigate the roads and highways in your town or city. Let’s face it; detention ponds are a fact of life for commercial property owners,...
by Mark Wharton, President | Stormwater Professionals Group | Apr 15, 2022 | Property Management
Being in this industry for the last 17 years, you can imagine that I’ve seen just about all the great (and mostly not so great) recommendations concerning the proper stabilization of a slope. Now we’re talking about pond slopes here, and pond slopes are a...
