After several years of run off and erosion, this backyard pond was beginning to fill in with sand and muck! Time to dredge!

More “before” Aquatic South. This is the inlet where water used to be up to the rocks!

When your pond starts growing land- more before pictures!

Another before, note the muck and sediment made its way all the way to the end of the pond, accumulating at the walls .

Aquatic South just getting started! Pond is (mostly) drained- those gumballs become a real problem for pumps! The muck is this pond ranged from 6” deep to over 4 feet in some places!

We got flooded out twice during this 3 week project, so much for “de-watering” the sediment!

Aquatic South specializes in difficult to do projects, and this was no exception. Access was tight, only way in and out is truck and trailer. Makes for a lot of trips to move 200+ CY worth of muck!

Starting to see some progress, about half way done moving this muck out!

Finished with the muck, new rip rap installed, created a small check dam to catch the sand and silt before it goes to the other end of the pond

Finished product from Aquatic South! The owners can now continue to enjoy their pond for years to come!