Know where your facility stands — before the county tells you
Stormwater facilities drift: vegetation takes over, inlets clog, sediment builds up. We walk the whole facility, document its condition, and tell you in plain language what needs attention, what can wait, and what to do next.
A facility only works if someone is watching it
Stormwater facilities are built to be checked. Jurisdictions inspect them — and when one falls behind, the correction notice lands on the owner’s desk, with a deadline. An inspection on your schedule, before theirs, turns a surprise into a plan.
We walk the entire facility and read it the way an inspector would: the structures, the plantings, the water. What’s working, what’s failing, and what’s quietly getting worse — then we explain it the way we’d want it explained to us.
- Whole-facility walk — inlets, outlets, forebay, plantings, and banks, not a drive-by
- Findings in plain language — photo-documented and prioritized, ready to file or share
- A plan for what follows — handle it yourselves, or we coordinate the care
Inspections — and what comes after them
An inspection is the start, not the paperwork at the end. Here is how we help before, during, and after the official visit.
Bio-garden plantings in bloom · Bel Air, MarylandStormwater Facility Inspections
A complete walk of your bioretention areas, rain gardens, swales, and ponds — structures, vegetation, inlets, and outlets — checked against what the facility was built to do.
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Grassed swale at a school facility · Forest Hill, MarylandCondition Assessment & Reporting
Findings you can act on: what we found, what it means, and what matters most — documented with photos and written in plain language for your board, your files, or your regulator.
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Stone channel lined with plantings · Forest Hill, MarylandInspection Support
Got a correction notice, or an official inspection coming up? We walk the facility with fresh eyes first, build the fix-it list, and stand with you through the process.
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Basin holding water between storms · Havre de Grace, MarylandRemediation Guidance
An inspection is only useful if it leads somewhere. We turn findings into a prioritized plan — what to fix now, what to watch, and what it takes to bring the facility back. See facility care →What an inspection actually looks at
A stormwater facility is a system of working parts. Each one is a place small problems start — and a place we look, every time.
Inlets & outlets
Where water enters and leaves — checked for blockages, damage, and flow. Most facility failures announce themselves here first.
Forebay & sediment
The trap that catches sediment and trash before the basin does. When it’s full, everything downstream works harder.
Vegetation & plant health
The right plants, alive and doing their job — with invasives and bare spots flagged before they spread or erode.
Embankments & erosion
Slopes, berms, and edges read for washouts, burrows, and the slow slumps that become expensive repairs.
Standing water
A facility should drain down between storms. Water that lingers points to clogged media, blocked outlets, or grades that have shifted.
Trash & blockages
Wind-blown trash, leaf dams, and dumped material — unglamorous, and the most common reason a facility underperforms.
Facilities, as we find them
Built for the people responsible for the property
Take your home inspection a step further
You found the home of your dreams, and on a gorgeous, dry day it is everything you want. A landscape keeps a different schedule: move-in day, in the rain — a backyard that turns to swamp, and water working against a foundation that will only hold it back for so long. Read the landscape before that day arrives.
A standard home inspection covers the house itself — structure, roof, plumbing, electrical, heating and cooling, floor surfaces, windows and doors, and the foundation — and it looks for pests, dry rot, and mold. Even the best one stops at the landscape, yet the landscape is what protects the home from rain and other weather. There is no official procedure for landscape sustainability inspections yet; the term describes a landscape evaluation that identifies the areas of concern that can pose issues with rainwater and other weather-related factors. Before you sign, consider adding a landscape sustainability inspection contingency to your purchase contract.
What a landscape inspection covers — the areas of the property a standard inspection doesn’t read:
- Soil — quality, suitability for plantings, adequacy of the current mulch, and possible contamination
- Lawns, plants & trees — their age and health, danger of falling limbs, and root intrusion into walkways or the foundation
- Fencing — checked for rot or tipping
- Fountains, ponds & water features
- Patios & decks
- Outdoor kitchens — including fireplaces and fire pits
- Playground areas
From walk-through to written plan
No surprises and no homework. An inspection that ends with answers you can act on.
We walk the facility
Every structure, planting, and water path — in person, with photos. You’re welcome to walk it with us.
You get findings in plain language
What we found, what it means, and what matters most — a written, photo-documented report you can file, share, or hand to a regulator.
We help you act on it
A prioritized fix-it plan: what to handle now, what to watch, and what it takes. Do it yourselves, or we coordinate the care.
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Complete the form below and let’s see if we are a fit to work together. We read every submission ourselves and reply with clear next steps.
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Prefer to talk it through? Call 443-659-2837 (443.65WATER).