Switched from sand to gravel in the settling pond and the difference was night and day

We had a 2 month long job on a small lake in Ohio. Kept having issues with the pond filling up way too fast. My boss finally switched us from sand to a 3/4 inch gravel for the discharge area. Now the water clears in about 10 minutes instead of an hour. Has anyone else found a specific material that just works better for their site conditions?

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sandraflores17d agoMost Upvoted

Exactly, gravel drains way cleaner. @keithbutler saw that same quick fix on our Ohio lake.

keithbutler18d ago

Yeah @keith_rivera19 is totally right, gravel made a world of difference for me too.

keith_rivera1918d ago

Nah I used to swear by sand but gravel is honestly way better.