Pond Inpections
Stay compliant & protect your investment
As your trusted engineering partner, we want to keep you informed about important updates to inspection & maintenance requirements for your onsite stormwater treatment facilities (ponds).
The St. Johns River Water Management District now requires inspections at set intervals based on your specific system type—whether wet, dry, or underground. These inspections range from annually to every five years and must be conducted by a qualified inspector in compliance with Section 12.5 (c) of the Environmental Resource Handbook.
Review the links below for more information, and contact us to schedule your pond inspection today!
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Quick Reference Files
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Type of System
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Inspection Frequency
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Dry retention basins
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Once every 3 years
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Exfiltration trenches
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Once every 2 years
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Underground retention
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Once every year
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Sand or media filters
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Once every year
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Underdrain System
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Once every 2 years
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Underground vault/chambers
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Once every year
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Pump systems
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Twice every year
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Swales (treatment)
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Once every 3 years
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Wet detention systems
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Once every 3 years
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Wet detention systems with littoral zones
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Once every 2 years
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Vegetated natural buffers
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Once every 5 years
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Manufactured devices
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As manufacturer recommends in specifications
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Dam systems
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Once every year
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All other
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Once every year
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