Lake Dredging Methods

Mechanical lake dredging is invasive, costly, and unpractical. A new form of lake dredging has been developed that involves biologically dredging the lake. By using high doses of beneficial microbes, sludge and muck can be removed biologically instead of manually having to be removed from the lake with machinery. This method of lake dredging is very effective, as each treatment removes 6 inches of muck on average, and it is cost effective, less evasive, and more environmentally friendly than other dredging methods. Mechanically dredging and suction dredging a lake involves relocating fish and other animals for the time the lake is dredged, draining the lake, paying for the use of heavy machinery, and obtaining a permit to drop the sludge at a different location. On the other hand, biologically dredging the lake just requires the pond to be mapped, muck levels to be measured, product to be applied in the lake, and then sludge levels re-measured several weeks later to determine if another application is necessary. Another plus of biological dredging is that the lake can be used while the product is in the water, whereas with mechanical dredging the lake cannot be enjoyed because the water is drained. Finally, mechanical dredging often requires the land around the pond to be repaired due to damages caused by machinery moving muck; biological dredging requires no repairs. Contact Sanco to find out if biological dredging is right for your lake.