Lake reconstruction

Lake reconstruction

Lake reconstruction

Lake reconstruction

Lake reconstruction

Lake reconstruction

Nick Jones Krewe

This lake was constructed improperly. It leaked and was not deep enough. The original contractor did not save the topsoil, creating a poor grass-growing environment.

Pushing up mud to get to clean soil.

Hauling out the mud

A wide range of equipment to be more cost effective.

Loading topsoil for lake site

Spreading topsoil

There is no substitute for topsoil

Same topsoil is critical to good grasses which

eliminates erosion and promotes clear water.

A variety of equipment is needed to do a proper job. Here, our small dozer is finish grading.

The lake is now ready for fish habitat

construction.

Grass seeding is crucial and often neglected.

Our large dozer pushing in clay to seal the leak.

The original contractor dug too deep and

penetrated into sand allowing the lake to leak.

Here we are removing the mud so we can seal the leak.

Consolidating the mud in order to seal the leak

Pushing a sea of mud up to the excavator so it can be loaded onto dump trucks.

Digging out mud

Hauling away mud

....another sucessful job