Most common job
Wet pond
$450
The usual job: one stormwater pond, inspection plus report. Town form plus a board-ready cover.
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Pricing
Published rates. Inspection only.
5–7 business day report. Typical same-week field visit. These are inspection-and-report fees — not maintenance, not dredging, not an engineer stamp. Same rate card for HOAs and for businesses; commercial visits have a $650 floor.
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You do not need to know the type before you ask. If you are not sure, send a photo or the town letter.
Dry pond
$395
One dry detention basin, inspection plus report.
Bioretention / rain garden / swale / level spreader
$375
First device at a site. $275 each additional on the same visit.
Sand filter / proprietary MTD (surface access)
$550
Surface-accessible units only.
Underground control (visual)
$750
No confined-space entry. No CCTV. Visual from grade and access points only.
HOA packages and commercial visits
HOA, 2–3 ponds / controls
$395 + $250
$395 for the first, $250 for each additional on the same site visit.
HOA, 4–6 ponds / controls
$1,250–$1,650
Typical range. Confirmed after we see the inventory and access.
Commercial visit
À la carte, $650 floor
Priced from the rate card with a $650 minimum per visit. Typical for retail, office, medical, industrial, and apartments.
Add-ons
Re-inspection
$150 / $250
$150 within 90 days of the original job; $250 after that. One paperwork/photo re-check is free if the only miss was a missing attachment.
Rush / NMR–NOV
1.4× list
Field visit and report within 5 calendar days when the calendar allows.
PE seal
Not offered
Some towns need an engineer stamp. We’ll tell you before you book. We are not a PE or LA practice.
2-year contract
10% off
Optional. Includes the 60-day reminder service.
Included with every job
Geotagged photos
Inlet, outlet/riser, embankment, forebay, and emergency spillway — labeled so a board member or property manager who has never walked the pond can see what we saw.
The form your town wants
The actual municipal packet — not a generic PDF dumped on every job. You do not need to know the form number.
One-page cover
Plain English: pass / needs work, plus cost-ranked fixes. Built to attach to a board packet or an owner’s town filing — not to impress another engineer.
Calendar reminder
A 60-day heads-up before the next due date, so the inspection does not become a March emergency.
Aerial imagery when useful
Drone-assisted inspection documentation for pond overviews and hard-to-access views — still inspection only, not a repair or maintenance add-on.
Wetlands and permeable pavement are quoted after a short scoping note. We do not advertise a $299 pond check. Rates are not a claim that we are the lowest-cost inspector on the lake.
Ready to put a visit on the calendar?
Tell us the town, the community or business, how many ponds or stormwater controls, and any deadline on a letter. Typical same-week visit. Report in 5–7 business days.