Lake & Pond Management for Drinking Water Reservoirs

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Water Quality Management for Reservoirs: Achieve Safe Water

As a Reservoir and Drinking Water Facility Manager for your community, you are concerned about cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) in your surface water supply. We all know about the threat to public health and taste and odor issues these HABS (Harmful Algae Blooms) can cause. Our team of environmental experts and water quality management professionals is here to help you keep your water supply safe and free of these issues. The water quality of your reservoir plays a key role in the success and well-being of your community.

Achieve Safe, Healthy Water In 3 Steps

We know it can be frustrating when the water you are responsible for isn’t safe or healthy for the public. Achieving clean water is possible. With our aquatic management experts, you can reach your goals in three simple steps…

Pond Consultation

1. Set Up A Free Consultation

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2. Build Your Custom Plan

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3. Experience Worry-Free Water!

We Know You Want Safe Water. We Can Help.

We are happy to provide a suite of innovative solutions that proactively manage your water quality to ensure safe, healthy drinking water is being distributed to the local community. Enhance your water resources with aquatic management solutions such as:

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Aeration

Submersed aerators help enhance water quality in lakes and ponds by increasing dissolved oxygen levels. This natural tool is an excellent addition to any waterbody looking to maintain balanced water quality.

Floating Fountains

We offer installation, service, and warranty support for all of the top brands of lake and pond floating fountains. This solution helps increase dissolved oxygen levels in shallow waterbodies while enhancing aesthetics.

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Water Quality Testing

An array of tests are conducted to check a waterbody's vitals and establish an initial baseline of health. Water quality data helps our aquatic experts determine which management tools to implement to help you achieve your goals.

Lake Erosion Control

Shoreline Erosion Management

We offer a variety of shoreline erosion control solutions that halt sedimentation and restore damaged banks. Enhance your community's shoreline with SOX Systems and create a safe space for all to enjoy.

Fisheries Management

Ready to catch some fish? We offer professional fish stocking, habitat management, fish feeder installation, electrofishing surveys, and other fisheries management strategies to help you build your dream fishery.

Hydro-Raking Services

Hydro-Raking

The hydro-rake clears accumulations of unconsolidated muck and debris (i.e. decaying leaves, peat, etc.) from lake and pond bottoms. This natural solution can also be used to control aquatic weed growth.

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Algae & Aquatic Weed Control

Our lake and pond professionals utilize the most advanced products and practices for lake weed control and algae treatment solutions to help eliminate algae and nuisance aquatic weed growth.

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Nutrient Remediation

Nutrient remediation is a natural management strategy utilized to reduce excess nutrient levels in lakes and ponds. Products like Phoslock, Alum, and EutroSORB can help limit water quality imbalances by managing excess nutrient levels.

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Beneficial Buffer Management

Beneficial buffers add beauty to your lake or pond, prevent shoreline erosion, and help filter excess nutrients from entering the water. Establish your buffer with native vegetation to help maintain beautiful water.

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Bathymetric Studies

Equipped with the very latest in GPS surface mapping, bathymetry, 3-D contour imaging, and aerial and fly-over video resources, we are able to analyze your waterbody below the surface with lake mapping technologies.

Dredging

Increase the depth of your waterbody while removing sediment and muck buildup with dredging. With this solution, you can reset the lifespan of your lake or pond and implement proactive solutions for a healthier waterbody.

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Invasive Species Control

Controlling wildlife can be very challenging, especially when it comes to nuisance species like mosquitoes, midges, and geese. Other non-native species, such as zebra and quagga mussels, invade waterbodies and cause major economic damage. Fortunately, we can help.

Helping Reservoirs Achieve Clean, Safe Drinking Water

  • Managing Blue-Green Algae
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Blue-green algae or Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) can cause taste and odor issues in drinking water. Avoid toxic algae with sustainable management solutions.

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Adopt the Integrated Approach: Lake Management Solutions that Work Better Together

Waterbodies are complex which means they often need attention from many angles. A holistic Annual Management Plan that incorporates beneficial buffer management and annual water quality testing can give you a healthy, safe waterbody. Neglecting to establish a buffer or an aeration system, for example, could leave your waterbody vulnerable to erosion, toxic algae blooms, and other water quality issues. Integrating customized solutions will lead to a more balanced management program and give you peace of mind knowing the water you are responsible for is safe for residents.

Restored Our Basin

SOLitude has been professional, timely, and cost-effective while providing services to our Borough. They’ve assisted with pond management, treatment of invasive vegetation, and restoration of an overgrown detention basin/pond. I would highly recommend their services.

Kevin O'Sullivan

Borough Engineer, North Caldwell, NJ

Reliable and Quick to Respond

SOLitude Lake Management has been managing our lake/stormwater pond, and fountains since 2005. Their team has always been reliable and quick to respond to any issues. They are all very knowledgeable, able to explain what is happening with any situation and find solutions to problems as they arise. Overall, I have been very pleased with their work and would highly recommend them to anyone with lake, pond, and other BMP management needs.

Joan M. Fowler

City of Chesapeake, VA

SOLitude Helped Relieve the Pressure of Maintaining My Pond

Working with the team from SOLitude Lake Management took away the pressure of dealing with an issue that I had never specialized in. The knowledge of everyone involved helped keep the process moving, from engineering to local code compliance. They knew the course that needed to be taken and it was implemented in a timely manner, causing the project to come to completion well within our expectations.

Paul Watts

Wilmington, DE

Who We Are

At SOLitude Lake Management we’re dedicated to making water a more healthy and beautiful part of our environment and our world. In that pursuit, we offer sustainable, comprehensive lake and pond management solutions.

Maintain Clean, Safe Water with SOLitude

Stop worrying whether the water that’s going out to your community is safe and clean. Contact our aquatic experts and experience worry-free water management.

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