Lake and Pond Management for University Campuses
Natural water features like lakes and ponds beautify any college campus and contribute to a more enjoyable experience for students. Schools face two challenges when building and maintaining water features — cleanliness and sustainability. Your grounds crew will be responsible for maintaining a healthy water system using sustainable methods.
Aquatic Environment Consultants (AEC) provides lake and pond management services for college and university campuses in Pennsylvania, Virginia, Delaware and Maryland. Our experienced aquatic management specialists will implement a sustainable solution for your campus’s water features.
Explore the value of our college pond and lake services, then call 717-208-8015 to schedule a consultation.
Making Lakes More Sustainable
Colleges and universities nationwide are prioritizing sustainability. Water features such as ponds and lakes contribute to healthy ecosystems and sustainability efforts on college campuses. However, there are some specific challenges in this regard that come with maintaining a pond or lake.
Grounds crews work diligently to maintain water quality standards and healthy ecosystems within campus water bodies. Preventive and proactive water body management efforts are the most sustainable approaches to achieving this goal, while reactive strategies present problems.
It is important to use environmentally conscientious lake management products, tools and methods at colleges and universities. At AEC, we help administrators implement sustainable water body management solutions. Our professionals will plan and enact strategies to monitor, control or restore a water body’s nutrients, turbidity and fish population.
Services for University Water Bodies
We help colleges and universities meet their sustainability objectives by providing thorough water management services. Services like the following, which range from sampling and monitoring to restorative treatment, are an integral part of maintaining a healthy pond or lake:
- Lake and pond consultation: Gathering information about your lake or pond to recommend management strategies that promote a healthy water body
- Algae control: Using products alongside physical, biological and mechanical controls to maintain healthy algae levels in university ponds and lakes
- Bathymetric mapping: Using a global positioning system and acoustic sound device to map a water body’s depth and surface
- Fish management: Balancing various techniques to monitor and control the fish population within a water body
- Electrofishing: Applying electricity as a safe, ethical way to catch a water body’s fish for testing or relocation
- Fish stocking: Drawing from sustainable sources to fill a water body with fish that contribute to a thriving ecosystem
- Invasive species management: Treating a water body to remove invasive species of plant life and wildlife
- Seine sampling: Catching fish in a large net to test and analyze a large sample size of the water body’s population
- Water quality testing: Implementing innovative tools to collect water samples and analyze the contents
- Water quality restoration: Applying products and equipment to restore water quality within a lake or pond
- Pond vegetation management: Utilizing mechanical, biological and physical methods to monitor and control plant life in and around a water body
Choose AEC for Campus Lake Management
AEC’s water management solutions will help maintain healthy, sustainable water bodies on your campus. Since 1987, we’ve developed and implemented unique lake and pond management solutions for educational campuses of all sizes. Our experienced professionals will work closely with you to tailor a sustainable solution to your campus’s needs at a competitive price.
For more information on our lake and pond management solutions, please request a consultation online or call 717-264-9778 to speak with a representative.