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Contact the professionals at Flag City Water to assist you with your lake a pond problems. We can assist you initially to plan and implement a successful water management program. Flag City Water can also help you with the following:
•Chemical Application- The professionals at Flag City Water will examine the site and determine the type and extent of vegetation problems. We work closely with government agency personnel and chemical manufacturers to remain up-to-date on regulations and current technology. We will obtain permits (where necessary), apply the chemicals and provide follow-ups if you are in our geographical service area. If you are out of our area we will still provide the recommendations and chemicals to control your vegetation problems
Aeration Equipment Installation- Services include assessment of dissolved oxygen concentrations and determination of aeration needs. Proper sizing and placement of these systems is required to prevent fish kills, promote healthy fish populations and improve water quality.
Water Quality Analysis- Water sampling and laboratory services are available at Flag City Water. Our highly trained staff can identify existing problems, find their causes and recommend protection or rehabilitation techniques. Periodic monitoring may be necessary to determine whether water is safe for swimming, susceptible to fish kills, or receiving high levels or pollutants and nutrients. Existing background water quality data must be compiled to determine whether conditions are improving or degrading in the future. Flag City Water can also be able to assess the safety of drinking water supplies in the area.
Habitat Manipulation- Includes use of bottom barriers, application of dyes, and deactivation of nutrients or draw down to improve the environment.
Environmental Studies- Examination of watershed areas for sources of erosion, nutrient loading pollution are services available at Flag City Water. We will work with you toward solving problems once they are identified.
Our Water Survey:
Identifies
and eradicates weeds/algae and other nuisances to improve your surface
water quality. Continue ->
Through an integrated approach of studies, protective measures and rehabilitation techniques, we can provide short-term improvement to restore recreational activities plus lead the way toward more permanent
remedial action.
Preventative Maintenance Check List
Nutrient and Silt Control
Do not fertilize grounds sloping towards the water. Fertilizer will eventually end up kin the lake or pond.
Maintain a properly functioning septic system. Seepage can be detected through the use of dyes flushed into the system.
Dispose of wastes (leaves, grass, fish entrails, garbage, ashes, etc.) away from the water. All of these materials can serve to increase the nutrient concentrations.
Allow a “buffer zone” (strip of grass or natural vegetation) to grow around the shoreline. This will help stabilize banks, reduce erosion, provide and aesthetically pleasing landscape, and retain some nutrients that would otherwise enter the water.
Shoreline Management
Plant native vegetation that blends in with the surroundings. This will encourage a diversity of wildlife.
Protect shorelines from erosion and undercutting. Use rock lining (rib-rapping), terracing or seawalls
Fence out livestock to prevent them form entering the water.
Fish Management
Never randomly stock fish. Introduction of fish should be carefully planned in terms of species, sizes and numbers according to the size, water quality and production potential of the pond.
Do not introduce rough fish (carp, suckers, etc.). Never discard unused minnows into the water.
Watch for signs of unbalanced fish populations such as overabundant small fish, too may fish of one size class, or undernourished fish.
Do not over fish under populated gamefish ponds (bass and trout) or under fish overpopulated panfish ponds.
Do not over feed fish if a supplemental feed program is used.
Safety and Education
Locate life-saving equipment at the water’s edge. This should include a ring buoy with sufficient rope and a long pole.
Designate swimming areas with signs or floats and post warnings concerning deep water, drop offs, underwater obstructions, etc.
If sewage contamination or run-off from livestock areas is suspected, have the water tested for bacterial contamination.
Always carry life preserves in boats.
Be cautions walking on ice, especially in early or late winter or during heavy snow cover. If aeration equipment is in operation during winter, designate open water areas with a barricade.
Contact Flag City Water for service and information about the aquatic environment.
Organize a Lake Property Owner’s group and formulate a water management plan.
Use common sense.
Aquatic Plant Problems
Our Water Survey:
Identifies
and eradicates weeds/algae and other nuisances to improve your surface
water quality. Continue ->
A wide rang of aquatic plants can be found growing in, on, and around a body of water. Based upon their various adaptations, some will be found rooted in swiftly flowing streams while others can only survive in placid, stagnant ponds. Within a natural, well-balance system, these plants provide food and cover for fish, waterfowl and aquatic invertebrates. They produce oxygen, plus help to stabilize bottom sediments.
Like terrestrial plants, aquatic vegetation requires a carbon source, sunlight, and nutrients. Dissolved carbon dioxide, bicarbonates and carbonates, typically quite abundant in water, provide a source of carbon for the growth and food production process known as photosynthesis. The energy driving this process is derived form sunlight. Therefore, the depth of sunlight penetration will limit the depth to which aquatic plants can grow. At the same time, the amount of nutrients available (mainly nitrogen and phosphorous) will limit the quantity of vegetation which can grow.
Aquatic plants derive their nutrients form the sediments and/or the water column. These nutrients are cycled between the sediment and the water on an annual basis. Adding to this nutrient enrichment of lakes and ponds, a process known as eutrophication, are inputs form external sources. Nutrients and sediments are contributed by man’s agricultural, domestic and industrial activities through sources such as cropland and feedlot run-off, factory and cannery effluents, domestic waste discharges, constructions site erosion, lawn and garden fertilizer run-off and septic tank leachate. The most noticeable symptom resulting from eutrophication is the development of prolific aquatic plant growth.
Need Help? Have a Question?
Call the experienced professionals at Flag City Water Systems for all of your lake and pond water requirements. We can provide you with information, products and services for your most demanding pond water applications. We have been serving the residential and commercial pond water market since 1979. You may contact us at 419-423-8082 or 800-232-7300 or email us at info@flagcitywater.com.
Never randomly stock fish. Introduction of fish should be carefully planned in terms of species, sizes and numbers according to the size, water quality and production potential of the pond. 
