Grassy Creek Announces Delivery of New Ventrac 8-Wheel Drive Slope Mower

Company becomes one of the few in the southeastern United States to offer mechanized slope mowing inside retention and detention basins using slope mowers. Grassy Creek is proud to announce it has taken delivery of a new Ventrac 4500P slope tractor.  The machine is equipped with a total of 8 high-flotation / low pressure tires allowing it to traverse the steep slopes inside retention and detention basins.  This machine is one of only several manufactured which are capable of maneuvering on such

Grassy Creek CEO Awarded DHEC-Inspector Certification

Following a rigorous licensing exam, Grassy Creek CEO Will Richter is awarded CEPSCI certification. The CEPSCI Certification means that the cardholder is a DHEC-licensed Erosion Prevention & Sediment Control Inspector for the State of South Carolina.  CEPSCI Inspectors are deemed qualified to inspect construction-phase retention ponds, detention ponds, and other similar stormwater BMP controls.   We are proud of Will for this accomplishment as well as the doors it opens going forward for

Why Does my Subdivision have a Retention Pond?

Properly maintained stormwater detention basins are effective at removing up to 80% of the contaminants in stormwater runoff.  It's your obligation as a property owner or manager to understand the functions of a pond, and we make it our job to keep your ponds functioning properly. Okay, full disclosure- I took this photo at the La Brea Tar Pits in downtown LA. It's not a retention pond but it IS a lake of tar and if you've ever been to see it you know it's one of the coolest phenomenons ever.