Detention Pond Degradation: Warning Signs & Solutions

Is your pond quietly failing?

The Illinois EPA’s Lake Notes series identifies ten key indicators—turbidity, algae blooms, eroding banks, and sediment deltas—that signal it’s time for detention pond degradation solutions. You’ll learn:


• How construction-site runoff can dump 100 tons / acre / year of sediment into basins.
• Shoreline bio-engineering fixes: fiber rolls, native wetland plants, and 5:1 slopes.
• Maintenance to-do’s from outlet-pipe debris checks to annual vegetation audits.

If brown water and slumping banks are killing curb appeal, grab this detention pond degradation solutions PDF and compare it to your own HOA lake.