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Pond Cleaner

Microbe-Lift Oxy Pond Cleaner 2 lbs & Algaway 5.4 32 oz $36.95

Pool Spa Pond Mini Jet Vac Vacuum Cleaner W/ Brush, Bag $18.25

Pool Spa Pond Mini Jet Vac Vacuum Cleaner W/ Brush, Bag $12.45

Pond Sludge Away Pond Bottom Cleaner $23.96

Lot of Fish Pond Tubes and Cleaner $5.00

EPDM Seam Tape Primer-liner cleaner-pond-water garden-rubber-45-60-mil-bonding $29.85

Microbe Lift Oxy Pond Cleaner-45lb-fish/koi safe-fast algae control-economy size $158.75

Pond Vacuum/Vac/Vaccuum/pool/muck/cleaner/spa/5 gal cap $298.50

CrystalClear OneFix Pond Cleaner 64 oz $29.95

Jebao PC-1 Pond Vacuum Cleaner Cleaning System 250W $320.00

Clear Pond Organic Pond Cleaner 12 PKTs, 4 oz. each $72.95

Pond Care Powerpaks Pond Cleaner 8x1oz pack $27.95

Oase Pondovac 4, Pond Vacuum Cleaner Wholesaler Dropshipper List $89.99

Microbe-Lift OPC – Oxygen Pond Cleaner – 45 lb. $118.84

Laguna ALGAE REMOVER 10 LB KOI POND CLEANER PT907 $74.95

EPDM Seam Tape Primer-liner cleaner-pond-water garden-rubber-45-60-mil-bonding $29.85

Microbe Lift Oxy Pond Cleaner-45lb-fish/koi safe-fast algae control-economy size $158.75

Pond Vacuum/Vac/Vaccuum/pool/muck/cleaner/spa/5 gal cap $298.50

Healthy Ponds 10145 Fountain Water Cleaner Refill 4 pack $8.50

Healthy Ponds Pond Cleaner Refills 2500 Gal Model 10191 $16.99

4 gallons Sanco Natural Pond Cleaner – Bacteria $148.00

Watergarden Outfitters XPV Pond Vacuum Cleaner 1-06 $51.00

Sodium Percarbonate, Koi Pond & Waterfall Cleaner, 2 Pounds $4.25

Golf Ball Harvester-Golf ball Retriever Pond Cleaner With instructional video $100.00

Laguna Pond Vac Vacuum Cleaner kit for koi fish pond $5.50

Healthy Ponds 3 in Submersible Pond Cleaner #10040 $19.99

CRYSTAL BLUE NATURAL POND CLEANER GAL $44.97

Pond Cleaner Pond Cleaner Pondcare 169D Algae Fix 64-ounce Treats Up To 19000 Ga $46.95

Pond Cleaner PondCare 140C Stress Coat Concentrate Gallon $66.95

Pond Cleaner PondCare 140D Stress Coat, 64-Ounce $43.95

Pond Cleaner PondCare 140G Stress Coat, 32-Ounce $32.95

Pond Cleaner PondCare 141G Chlorine and Heavy Metal Neutralizer 32-Ounce $32.95

Pond Cleaner PondCare 142D Accu-clear, 64-Ounce $45.95

Pond Cleaner PondCare 142G Accu-clear, 32-Ounce $32.95

Pond Cleaner PondCare 146B Pond-Zyme+ Enzymatic Pond Cleaner Barley, 1-Pound $34.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 147C Ecofix Bacterial Pond Clarifier Gallon $71.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 147D Ecofix Bacterial Pond Clarifier, 64-Ounce $46.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 156 Pond Salt Granules, 9.6-Pound $36.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 164M Complete Pond Water Test Kit $33.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 169C Algae Fix Gallon $69.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 169G Algae Fix, 32-Ounce $33.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 169J Algae Fix, 2-1/2 Gallon $119.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 176C Melafix, 64-Ounce $51.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 180B Spring and Autumn Pond Fish Food Premium Pellet, 39-O $29.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 181B Summer Staple Koi Fish Food Premium Pellet, 41-Ounce $31.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 187C Aquatic Planting Media Soil, 25-Pound $49.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 248C Simply Clear Gallon $69.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 269C Microbial Algae Clean Gallon $71.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 269D Microbial Algae Clean, 64-Ounce $49.95

Pond Cleaner Pondcare 269G Microbial Algae Clean, 32-Ounce $32.95

Healthy Ponds Large Pond Cleaner-50,000 Gal Treatment #91160 $26.99

Healthy Ponds Large Pond Cleaner-250,000 Gal Treatment #91140 $39.99

Healthy Ponds Large Pond Cleaner-1 Acre 1,000,000 Gal Treatment #91100 $119.99

Microbe Lift Oxy Pond Cleaner-45lb-fish/koi safe-fast algae control-economy size $158.75

HEALTHY PONDS FOUNTAIN WATER CLEANER – 60 day supply! $8.97

Aspire Oxygen-Based Rock Cleaner For Watergardens & Ponds 2 lb Jar $12.75

Sanco Industries 00114 GAL STEP2 POND CLEANER $51.53

10 LB. COPPER SULFATE CRYSTALS CLEANER PONDS RID ALGAE $34.95

1 LB. COPPER SULFATE CRYSTALS CLEANER PONDS RID ALGAE $3.99

10 OZ. COPPER SULFATE CRYSTALS CLEANER PONDS RID ALGAE $1.99

5 LB. COPPER SULFATE CRYSTALS CLEANER PONDS RID ALGAE $24.99

Pond Cleaner Algaecide Biosafe 30001 GreenClean Granular Algaecide 1 Pound $30.50

Pond Cleaner Biosafe 30078 GreenClean Tabs 8 Pounds $70.75

Pond Cleaner Biosafe 64316 GreenClean Xtreme Liquid Pond Bacteria 16 Ounce $31.95

EM Bokashi Mud Balls x 3 (Pond Cleaner) with FREE P&P $26.86

AQUARIUM API POND POWER PAKS CLEANER POWERPAKS 8OZ $29.99

FOUNTEC POND ALGAECIDE FOUNTAIN CLEANER CLARIFIER 8 OZ $14.97

Pond Microbe-Lift Spring/Summer Cleaner 16oz $19.99

Microbe Lift PL 1 GALLON BIOLOGICAL POND CLEANER $71.00

AQUA POOL BROOM Ultra Battery Pool Spa Pond Cleaner $64.50

JACKS MAGIC SURFACE MAGIC Pool Pond Water Cleaner 2 oz. $10.95

Microbe Lift PL 1 GALLON BIOLOGICAL POND CLEANER $69.89

MINI VAC / Pool, Spa, Pond or Fountain Vacuum Cleaner $21.95

NEW Solar Pool pond Spa Water cleaner/solar lonization $252.51

PONDCARE POND-ZYME WITH BARLEY KOI POND CLEANER 8OZ $13.88

Pond Cleaner

Maintaining Your Residential Or Commercial Retention Pond

When a new neighborhood or office building is constructed, the natural flow of the land is disturbed. Most of the trees, natural grass and soil are destroyed and replaced with concrete, pavement, sidewalks and other unnatural structures. The topography of the land is likely altered and the former natural flow of water has now been dramatically changed.

The direct result of all the changes is that rainwater that used to be soaked up by the natural land will now flow off the developed land at a much faster rate. The amount of water flowing out of gutters, down driveways, streets and parking lots is much larger then the land can handle. In order to handle the rapid rate of water runoff, both residential and commercial properties are required to establish and maintain retention or detention ponds.

In the State of Georgia and many other states, the Homeowners Associations (HOA’s) and property management companies are required to maintain the retention and detention ponds to ensure that all rainwater on any given property is collected in a manner that does not disturb the surrounding land.

All retention ponds are subject to annual or biannual city or county inspections. The inspector will want to see the retention pond is capable of running at full capacity and that the retention or detention pond meets most of the requirements that we discuss below.

Retention and detention ponds need periodic maintenance. If you are a property manager or part of a homeowners association, you will want to ensure that your retention or detention pond is cleaned out on a regular basis to ensure compliance with city and county codes.

Retention Pond or Detention Pond Maintenance Checklist

•    Keep the earth and dam around your retention pond in good order. The vegetation around your retention pond will reduce the pollutants in the storm water; however, the vegetation should be well maintained and any overgrowth should be reduced. It is also a good idea to remove any new trees that may cause future problems.

•    On a periodic basis remove any debris and any silt buildup from your retention pond.

•    Communicate with the homeowners in your neighborhood or the tenants in your commercial space and make sure everyone understands the importance of reducing the chemicals, pollutants and waste products that make their way down the storm drains in the neighborhood or office park.

•    Inspect the headwall, the weir, the exhaust and other key components of the retention pond on a regular basis to ensure the pond is operating as intended.

•    Remove any silt or sediment that may have accumulated at the basin forebay on a regular basis.

•    Inspect the storm water drains that are delivering water to the retention or detention pond and make sure they are free of debris and in good working order.

Items like grass clippings, pet waste and other various organic materials that find their way down the storm drains causes algae to grow at much faster rates in the pond and increases the maintenance needed to keep the pond in working order.

Taking great care of your retention and detention ponds ensures that the water we are returning to our streams and rivers is cleaner then it would have been had it just passed over a greasy pavement? If we educate people on the roll the retention or detention pond is playing in their neighborhood or office park; people will be more careful the next time they are going to blow their grass clippings or send their pet waste down the closest storm drain.

Most reputable landscaping companies are well equipped to work with the HOA or property management group to come up with a reasonable maintenance plan that will keep the retention or detention pond working as intended. A properly maintained retention or detention pond helps all of us.

About the Author

Joe Archer is the owner of Mobile Joe’s Landscaping. Mobile Joe’s Landscaping is a full service landscaping and landscape design company based in Atlanta, GA. Joe’s company can help any HOA or property management group maintain their retention or detention pond.

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