Tim Matson is an award winning author about ponds, pond design, and pond building.  If you are into pond building, planning to build a pond, or repairing an existing pond, you have come to the right place.  Tim consults with scores of property owners each year, providing advice and counsel at reasonable rates. Photo  by Joe Mehling.

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FEBRUARY 2020: One of my top recommendations for fixing troubled ponds is the drawdown. So many pond ailments can be chalked up to sediment overloads, invasive aquatic plants, fish problems, aquatic critter troubles, shallow depths, and more. And all of these can be potentially fixed with a drawdown, by itself, or as part of a bigger rejuvenation plan. Lowering pond water, or completely dewatering the basin, called a drawdown, makes it possible to kill off or clean out invasive plants; restore pond depth and improve water quality; manage or change fish populations; control or eliminate unwanted aquatic critters like leeches, muskrats, and more. A drawdown also exposes the pond structure and thus enables repairs and improvements. To learn more about the benefits of a pond drawdown, click here.