What is a lagoon?

A lagoon receives wastewater from your home for treatment and needs regular maintenance to work properly.  Lagoons are three to five feet in depth and the size is determined by the number of bedrooms in a home. (440 square feet of water surface area per bedroom).  A lagoon works to treat domestic sewage by a biological process, including plenty of sunlight, airflow, and adequate water depth.


What should be done to maintain a lagoon?

Accumulated Solids

  • Lagoons need to be pumped out when solids have accumulated to a level where it is not able to receive the waste or discharge effluent properly.  We can give estimates on costs for pumping the sludge and how many gallons to remove.  

    Lagoon sludge can also be remediated biologically and has multiple benefits to the health and operation. Stirring sludge mixes anaerobic sludge with aerobic sludge benefitting health, plus helps even out sludge built up around inlet and outlet flow lines. Adding microbes after stirring sludge helps remediate sludge levels. Lagoons with lots of sludge or overuse can also be treated with an aerator.

Overgrowth

  • Trees, brush and weeds should be kept from growing around the lagoon. When trees and weeds are too close, leaves and other vegetation falls in the lagoon and can cause premature filling and kills necessary oxygen used for biological health. We also have solutions for those “smelly” lagoons. It is recommended to remove trees within 50 feet of the lagoon to keep leaf debris from entering, avoid shading the surface, and help control tree roots. When lots of leaves fall into the lagoon it lowers the pH and upsets the biological process.  It can also cause the lagoon to smell.  We can discuss with you how to remove the trees and brush with chainsaws and trimmers and remove the leaves and debris by pumping or removal with our excavator.  We can also put you on a maintenance plan where we come out periodically to trim the banks of the lagoon, remove new saplings, etc. 

Cattails & Floating Masses

  • Cattails and other vegetation growing in the lagoon should be removed, including floating masses caused by handwipes, grease or debris.  Cattails can grow rapidly and need proper removal. Hand wipes, though flushable, enter the lagoon and form islands where weeds grow and reduce the water surface area.  Again, cattails and floating masses, hurt the proper biological functioning of your lagoon and kill oxygen, which kills bacteria. We can also discuss how to remove cattails and how to clean out floating masses using our pumping, excavation and sludge remediation techniques.

Lagoon Damage

Watch for damage to the banks of the lagoon from erosion or from burrowing animals. In cases like this, pumping is often required so that maintenance work on the bank can be accomplished.  Our excavator can be used to reform the banks.  

Sometimes the fence around the lagoon needs repaired so animals cannot get on the banks as well as kids playing near the lagoon!  We can discuss using our excavator to remove old fence and replace if needed.  

Our knowledgeable staff can address any questions you may have. Call us today at: 573-474-5489. Our regular operation hours are Monday through Friday 8:00 am – 4:30 pm. We also offer emergency service and are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Homeowners will sometimes break or damage clean out pipes between their house and lagoon.  Sometimes it is the exit pipe from the lagoon that gets damaged by a brush hog. This allows mud and roots and vegetation to enter those drain lines and cause clogs.  We can discuss making repairs using our excavator, and even our camera to inspect lines for damage, roots, or other clogs.

Kevin CookeKevin Cooke
23:44 24 Oct 23
Great service ,fast and reasonable
Paul DeanPaul Dean
13:36 01 Sep 23
They came out. We talked about the project, they gave me an estimate. They showed up when they said they would. Project was completed as promised. It ended up costing slightly less than the estimate.
Ken SiphoKen Sipho
01:47 31 Mar 23
Awesome service! Highly recommended, will definitely be using them again.
Chip PulliamChip Pulliam
12:53 13 Jan 23
Great to work with. Kyle was awesome. He was very knowledgeable and on time.
Nancy StraubNancy Straub
20:15 09 Nov 22
Michael EllisMichael Ellis
20:05 25 May 22
Cody was really incredible to work with! He took the time to walk us through the maintenance that needed to be done and explained how our system worked so that we can better maintain it in the future. He was also just a pleasure to chat with. I can't see myself referring or suggesting anyone else besides Cody for lagoon/septic maintenance.
Jim KomeJim Kome
01:11 21 Jan 21
We were new to the septic system world and Cody and Mike came out to help us pump out the septic system. They were very friendly and helpful. Cody explained how our septic system worked and how we should maintain it. They worked HARD on getting our system completely cleaned out rather than just pumping out the water. They finished the job completely and came back and installed risers a few days later to leave us with a fully functional system. I'll sleep much better at night. These guys were on-time, gave a thorough explanation of what they were doing, reasonably priced, and really worked hard to dig out two access spots that were 18-24 inches deep under the soil. Going to use them for everything septic related. Great experience!
Jared WyattJared Wyatt
23:40 25 Dec 20
Called 12/23/20 at 4:45pm. Owner answered & asked me about issues. He offered to come that night if I needed. I told him I could wait & they were there the very next morning at 9am like they said they would be. Codie was very helpful/knowledgeable about issues & explained what was going on. Will definitely be using them again on a preventative basis & highly recommend them for any issues.
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