Guides for boards, managers and districts
Plain answers to the questions boards ask about lake banks.
- Why lake banks erode, and how to tell if yours is
The causes, and 7 signs you can check on a walk around the lake.
- Retention pond bank repair: what boards and managers need to know
What a failing bank does to drainage and to the permit, and how to repair it so it holds.
- Why regrading and sodding a lake bank does not last
Why the common repair comes back, and 3 questions to ask before you approve it.
- 7 ways to repair an eroding lake bank, compared
Regrade and sod, geotextile wrap, geotubes, riprap, sheet pile, littoral shelves and a rebuilt slope side by side.
- Who is responsible for lake bank erosion behind a home
Who usually owns the bank, what the law expects of the board, and why records matter.
- How to budget and phase a lake bank repair
Timing around the budget calendar, scope before prices, phasing by lake, and the Proof Section.
- The 4:1 slope rule, and how to tell if your banks still meet it
What 4:1 means, why banks drift steeper, and how to measure yours.
- Lake bank restoration for Community Development Districts
How districts scope, bid and fund the work, and 5 questions for supervisors.
- Do littoral shelves stop lake bank erosion?
What water plants do well, what they do not, and when to use them.
- Lake bank damage after a hurricane: what to do first
What to check and document in the first week and the first month.
- Dredging and bank repair: when your lake needs both
Why the order matters, and how to tell if the lake itself has filled in.
- How to write a lake bank repair scope your board can bid
The 10 things every lake bank scope should include.
- Does a lake bank repair need a permit in Florida?
Lake bank permits: state, district and county checks, in order.
- What Florida's 2024 stormwater law means for HOA and CDD lake banks
What SB 7040 means for HOA and CDD lake inspections and banks.
- What causes lake bank erosion in South Florida
South Florida erosion causes and a checklist for your bank walk.
- What drives the cost of lake and pond bank repair
What drives the cost, and how to compare bids on equal scope.
- Stormwater pond inspection checklist for HOA and CDD boards
A printable checklist for walking your lakes and retention ponds.
- Riprap on pond and lake banks: where it works and where it fails
Where rock works on a pond, where it fails, and how it compares.
- Living shorelines for HOA lakes and ponds in South Florida
What a living shoreline can and cannot do for a lake.
- Geotubes for lake and pond bank erosion control
How geotubes work on lake banks, and their tradeoffs.
- Best plants for pond and lake bank erosion control in Florida
Which plants hold a Florida pond bank, and where they go.