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Lake, Pond & Dam Maintenance & Vegetation Concerns

Proper vegetation management is essential for proper dam maintenance. Unmaintained vegetation can damage embankments and obstruct visual inspections, making it difficult to detect problems like erosion or seepage. To ensure the proper growth and maintenance of vegetation, aquatic-approved herbicides should be used to treat areas that cannot be accessed by crew. Additionally, tall vegetation, such as crown vetch, should be controlled as it does not prevent erosion on shorelines and provides a habitat for burrowing animals. Trees and brush near concrete walls and shorelines should be eliminated as they can cause damage. Additionally, stumps should be removed either by pulling or grinding them down. Properly maintained vegetation is important for dam maintenance as it can help prevent erosion and provide better visibility for inspections.

Objectives of Acquatic Weed Control Maintenance

The objectives behind Vegetation Management Around Lakes & Dams often go unnoticed by the public. And that's alright with us, Our nonintrusive Dam & Shoreline Vegetation Control execution Works.
Dam herbicide Applications

Waterway Vegetation

Dam & property owners know promoting native vegetation while killing invasive species is a best practice.
Lake Areas improved through professional spillway vegetation management programs

Wildlife Habitat

Camper safety & provide wildlife habitat. Killing invasive vegetation via Selective Weed Control.
overgrown park property along lakesides requiring industrial vegetation control services

Surrounding Lands

Preservation of Waterways & Infrastructure. Dams & Water sources contribute to Power Generation & Prevent Floods.
reliability of infrastructure relates to highway safety and water bodies treated for vegetation management

Acquatic Expertise

Enhancement of the shoreline with Expert Vegetation Management encourages the good plants, while fighting off invaders.

Industrial Vegetation Management For Lakes, Dams & Shorelines

Ensuring the safety and reliability of earthen embankment and engineered concrete dams is a top priority for municipalities and utility companies. Problem vegetation, such as trees, brush, and ivy, can compromise the stability and operation of these critical water resources. That's where VegClear comes in. As a leading industrial vegetation control contractor, we offer specialized tools and expertise to maintain the vegetation along shorelines and surrounding earthen embankment and engineered concrete dams. Our shoreline services are available to private and commercial landowners, agencies, utilities, and state and federal agencies. With VegClear, you can be confident that your dams are protected from dangerous vegetation growth, ensuring that they remain safe and operable. Contact us today to learn more about our specialized vegetation control services and get peace of mind that your dams are in good hands. Don't take chances with dam safety - trust the experts at VegClear for all your vegetation control needs.
VegClear restoring native shoreline habitat by eradicating invasive plant species from dam & lake areas using chemical treatment methods

the Corps of Engineers & Dam Operators

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) operates and maintains an impressive 740 dams and associated structures across the nation, providing a variety of benefits to people, businesses, infrastructure and the environment. These benefits range from flood risk management, navigation, water supply, hydropower and environmental stewardship, to fish and wildlife conservation and recreation. USACE's dams are an essential part of our nation’s landscape, essential to many communities and vital to watershed management. To ensure that these projects provide their intended benefits with minimal risk to people, property and the environment, USACE’s dam safety professionals, and contractors like VegClear, continuously assess, communicate and manage the safety of these shoreline projects. Comparatively, there are more than 92,000 dams across the country with shorelines that are owned and maintained by the federal government, states, local and private entities.

Invasive upland plants can be removed from private lands adjacent to the project area using repeated herbicide treatments by an applicator licensed through the GA Department of Agriculture (VegClear). Permits may be necessary to manage vegetation within the 25-foot buffer surrounding certain reservoirs. For additional information on shoreline buffer regulations, please contact your Lake Resource Management Office or visit the GA-EPD Watershed Protection Non-Point Source program. You may also contact the Department of Agriculture for more information in your state.
Vegetation Control Services around bodies of water, lakes, shores, berms, parks and aquatic weed control
Power Company Lakes

Product Recommendations for Weed Control in Areas on Power Company Lake Property

Power Company protocol for lake watershed herbicides include the use of Aquastar© plus TopFilm© (a biodegradable grain derived microsponge) as a surfactant to keep the herbicide from washing off target plants. Other herbicides that are used include AccordSP© and Arsenal© depending on the target species. VegClear Applicators know effective herbicides for the target species. Three to five yearly follow up herbicide treatments are usually necessary to ensure success. Bamboo and privet can be cut down with chainsaws and stumps sprayed with herbicide using hand nozzles or backpack sprayers. Other mechanical methods for exotic species control have been successful as recommended by licensed applicators or landscape professionals, in combination with routine spraying of herbicides.