Hey Mike,

I have worked in the past with Gatorland in Central Florida on their water quality issues. We moved 15 Australian Salt Water Crocs from a 5-acre pond to accomplish reduction in fecal coliforms and improve BOD and improve water clarity.

We acheived all of the above. But there were a great deal many more of them per acre than what you are dealing with. I do not think the gators are your problems. Are there Carp? Cat fish? Turtles? In my experience, these animals cause more mudding problems than the gators or in the above example Crocs do.

How about wind currents? Is the shore line unstable enough that the wind currents cause lapping water to hit the shoreline creating the silting and increasing the total suspended solids?

Give me a call on my cell if you would like to discuss.

Cary Martin