Al pretty much nailed it. Rip rap will also create a habitat for snakes.
How stable is the water level in the ponds from month to month?
Let me ask my neighbor about SOX on Thursday. He works in Michigan City not too far from where they were installed. Take a close look at the video and take not on how much of the surrounding soil was disturbed for the installation. Are the surrounding home owners OK with that level of disturbance?
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Thanks. We had a guy quote us on the SOX system. Everyone liked it except for the expense. We'll have to go a cheaper route. It does look really nice, and is the ideal solution for most of the people that live on the ponds. But, most of the people in the HOA don't live on the ponds, and really don't like spending money on them (even though the ponds keep their homes from flooding)
