Alternative to Mechanical Dredging: Biological Pond Excavation

Once algae, leaves and other organic matter dies in a pond, it begins to sink and build up on the bottom of the pond.  As this build up continues it sits on the bottom of the pond and layers upon layers continue to stack on each other.  This stacking of dead material will cause pond depth to decrease leaving a pond with a deep layer of muck below the surface of the water.  Dredging a pond is the process that removes the muck layer from the bottom of a pond. 

One popular type of dredging is mechanical dredging, also referred to as mechanical excavation.  Mechanical excavation will take care of the muck, but can also cost lots of money.  Mechanical dredging involves draining the pond, scooping the muck out, letting the muck dry on the edge of the pond, hiring drivers to get rid of the hazardous muck and then redoing the landscape that the drying muck damaged.  All these steps go into the growing bill for mechanical dredging.  Sanco Industries has a cheaper and easier alternative to mechanical dredging.  It is called biological pond excavation and the process is simple. Representatives from Sanco will come to your pond to measure and grid the muck.  They will then apply the product and pond owners can still enjoy the beauty of the pond while natural bacteria is breaking down the muck underneath the water surface.  Biological pond excavation is a cost efficient and effective alternative to mechanical dredging.  Time, stress, and best of all money can be saved by pond owners that decide on biological pond excavation over mechanical dredging.  Contact Sanco today to learn more about biological pond excavation as well as other services that Sanco provides to ensure a beautiful pond year round.