Maintenance of Wet Stormwater Ponds in Ontario

During the last ten to 15 years, wet stormwater management ponds have become an increasingly popular best management practice in Ontario. The performance of a stormwater management pond is time dependent and steadily decreases as sediment accumulation occurs. To remain effective, ponds need to be regularly monitored and sediment must periodically be removed. However, the vast majority of Ontario ponds are not monitored for performance and have …