Our second crew has finished scooping sediment from the pond basin. All told, about 6000 cubic yards have been removed and hauled away. That's about double the amount our plan called for.
If you visit the lake or look at the photos below, you will notice that the contractor, Jim Kidwell, has created a sediment trap on the south end of the pond near the inlet. He has laid rock at the bottom and along the rim (which will be under water when the pond refills). On the north end, near the spillway, there is more rock.
Also, all of the retaining walls have been removed from the banks along the east side and north side of the spillway. Our plan had been to remove only the 20' that had collapsed, but it turned out that the walls had deteriorated severely and would soon collapse. New rock will be brought in to finish the banks.
(Click on a photo to enlarge it.)
Rock at spillway; no more retaining wall
View of silt basin
Another view of silt basin
1 comment:
The contractor and the Board have done an excellent job on this project. I assume the Lake will be restocked with fish of some kind to help keep it from being a haven for mosquito larvae.
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