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Ponds Report - July 23, 2026

  • earljanssen
  • 6 days ago
  • 1 min read

Our pond maintenance company Dragonfly Pond Works (formerly Envirotech) recently completed some regular maintenance on our ponds and provided a report to the Board. Summarizing that report:


Standard Maintenance Includes

- Treatment of nuisance vegetation in basin as needed and as permitted by municipality

- Control of unwanted vegetation on inlets, outlets, and spillway, structures

- Removal of trash from basin

- Cleaning and inspecting drain, weirs, and riser

- Hand re-arranging of riprap at inlet and outlet where applicable (does not include severe blowouts)

- Monitoring for potentially harmful wildlife activity

- Monitoring conditions favorable to mosquito habitats and recommend solutions

- Visual inspection and digital documentation of condition of pond and pond components

- Professional recommendations related to system operation, appearance, safety, and/or compliance


All Ponds: Inspected inlet areas for damage or obstruction. Checked buffer and surrounding areas for erosion deficiencies.


Pond 2: Applied liquid and granular algaecide treatments to control algae bloom. Fountain currently shut off to prevent further clogging until algae decomposes.


Pond 3: Treated water primrose.


Pond 4: Applied granular algaecide treatment to control benthic algae and prevent surface blooming. Applied herbicide treatment to water primrose.


Pond 5: Applied herbicide treatment to water primrose. Applied algaecide treatment to control floating algae and Cyanobacteria.



 
 
 

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