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August,
2006 Lake Renovation (Lamar County, Texas)
We were contacted by a landowner who recently purchased a
parcel of land with a lake. The lake was built a few years ago
and he was told it held water and would eventually clear up.
When we arrived on the site, there were obvious problems.
1) The muddy water
2) Severe erosion
3) Steep slopes on front and back of dam (too dangerous to mow)
4) No grass
The original contractor did not “save” the top soil. Separating
the soils takes time and money .
If your contractor bids the job to move “X” amount of cubic
yards of dirt- any kind of dirt- you are taking a chance whether
or not top soil will be in place for grass to grow.
Grass needs top soil to grow.
Grass needs to be established to prevent erosion around the
lake/pond.
Grass will prevent eroding soils from washing into the lake,
causing cloudy water.
(Click the
pictures for a full sized version.)
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Top soil donor area is the square area to the lower right |
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