HOA Stormwater Management & Pond Maintenance
We handle the stormwater so your board can focus on the community. Pond maintenance, BMP inspections, erosion repair, and full compliance documentation, from one team that does the work directly.
Your board didn't sign up to be stormwater engineers.
HOA board members are volunteers. They signed up to help their community, not to manage retention ponds, deal with SCDHEC compliance requirements, or figure out why the outfall structure behind lot 47 is eroding into the creek. But stormwater compliance is a legal obligation that falls squarely on the association, and the consequences of ignoring it are serious.
We work with HOAs across coastal South Carolina and Georgia, and the same problems come up again and again. The previous management company lost the stormwater maintenance agreements. The ponds haven't been inspected in three years. A new board took over and discovered a backlog of deferred maintenance that's going to cost six figures to address. A resident is calling every week about standing water in their yard. The municipality sent a notice of violation, and nobody on the board knows what to do next.
The fines for stormwater non-compliance aren't abstract. In Beaufort County alone, we've seen HOAs facing penalties that could reach $25,000 per month or more for unresolved violations. And that's before you factor in the cost of emergency repairs, legal fees, and the special assessments boards have to levy on homeowners to cover them.
The communities that avoid these problems are the ones that treat stormwater maintenance as an ongoing program, not something they think about when a violation letter arrives. A documented inspection history, a routine maintenance schedule, and a contractor who actually shows up and does the work. That's what we provide.
What we do for HOAs and community associations.
BMP Inspections & Compliance
Annual and semi-annual inspections of retention ponds, detention basins, bioretention areas, and all stormwater BMPs in your community. We deliver inspection reports formatted for your municipality's requirements, not a generic template.
Pond Maintenance
Sediment removal, vegetation management, outlet structure cleaning, bank stabilization, and aesthetic upkeep. We keep your ponds functioning as designed and looking the way residents expect them to look.
Erosion Repair & Stabilization
Pond bank erosion, outfall scour, slope failures, and shoreline collapse. We stabilize with riprap, bioengineered solutions, regrading, and native plantings, whatever the site requires.
Compliance Documentation
Complete inspection reports, maintenance logs, before-and-after photo documentation, and regulatory correspondence. When the municipality asks for records, you have them.
Drainage Correction
Standing water in yards, overwhelmed swales, clogged catch basins, and pipe failures. We diagnose drainage problems and fix them: regrading, pipe replacement, catch basin repair, or full system reconstruction.
Annual Maintenance Agreements
Scheduled inspections, routine maintenance, priority repair scheduling, and emergency response. All under one agreement with one contractor. Predictable budgeting for your board, consistent compliance for your community.
The problems we solve every week.
Management company transitions
When a community changes management companies, stormwater records frequently disappear. Inspection reports, maintenance agreements, repair histories, municipal correspondence. Gone. We've walked into communities where nobody can locate a single piece of stormwater documentation. AUE Land rebuilds your compliance file from the ground up: we identify every BMP on the property, assess its condition, cross-reference municipal records, and create a baseline from which to maintain going forward.
Deferred maintenance backlogs
Ponds that haven't been dredged in a decade. Outlet structures buried under sediment. Erosion that started as a small washout five years ago and is now threatening a retaining wall. Deferred maintenance compounds. What would have cost $5,000 to fix three years ago now costs $50,000. We help boards prioritize: what needs immediate attention for safety and compliance, what can be scheduled over the next budget cycle, and what the total remediation plan looks like.
Resident complaints about flooding and aesthetics
Homeowners don't understand why their yard floods after every rain. They see an overgrown pond and assume nobody is maintaining the community. They attend board meetings and demand answers. The board needs a stormwater partner who can diagnose the problem, explain it in plain language, and fix it, so the board can give residents a real answer, not a vague promise.
Violation notices and enforcement actions
A notice of violation from the municipality means the clock is ticking. You have a defined timeframe to correct deficiencies, document the repairs, and demonstrate compliance. Most stormwater companies can inspect and report, but then you need a second contractor to do the physical work, and you're coordinating two companies against a regulatory deadline. AUE Land handles both. We assess, repair, document, and close out the violation with one crew, one timeline.
Common HOA stormwater costs.
Typical cost ranges for stormwater services that HOAs and community associations encounter across the coastal Southeast.
| Service | Typical Cost Range | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Annual BMP inspection | $1,500 - $3,000 | Yearly |
| Routine pond maintenance | $3,000 - $8,000 | Yearly |
| Sediment removal/dredging | $25,000 - $100,000+ | Every 10-20 years |
| Erosion repair (per site) | $5,000 - $25,000 | As needed |
| Emergency storm response | $10,000 - $50,000+ | As needed |
| Full compliance remediation | $50,000 - $200,000+ | As needed |
The AUE Land advantage for HOAs.
One contractor for everything
Most stormwater companies inspect your ponds and hand you a report. Then you have to find a separate contractor to do the excavation, grading, pipe work, or stabilization. AUE Land does the inspection and the physical work. One company, one proposal, one point of accountability.
We speak board language
Your board doesn't need an engineering lecture. They need clear answers: what's wrong, what it costs to fix, what happens if we don't, and when it'll be done. That's how we communicate: direct, no jargon, with documentation the board can present at meetings and share with homeowners.
Built for annual agreements
We structure maintenance agreements that align with your budget cycle and your municipality's inspection schedule. Predictable costs, scheduled work, compliance documentation delivered on time, year after year. No surprises for the board, no scrambling before inspection deadlines.
Local and responsive
Based in Bluffton, SC, we serve communities across the Lowcountry and coastal Southeast every day. We know Beaufort County's inspection requirements. We know the Town of Bluffton's stormwater utility. We know what Chatham County expects in Savannah. When something goes wrong after a storm, we're local enough to respond, not dispatching a crew from three states away.
How it works for your community.
Community assessment
We walk your entire property. Every pond, every BMP, every outfall, every drainage structure. We identify what's working, what's failing, and what's at risk. We review your stormwater maintenance agreements and current compliance status. No obligation to hire AUE Land for any service work.
Prioritized proposal
You get a written proposal that separates urgent compliance issues from routine maintenance and long-term improvements. Clear pricing, clear timelines, and a recommended maintenance schedule going forward. Something your board can review, vote on, and budget for.
We do the work
Our crew shows up with excavators, skid steers, and whatever equipment the job requires. We perform the inspections, maintenance, and repairs ourselves. No subcontractors, no surprise crews, no finger-pointing.
Documentation delivered
You receive completed inspection reports, maintenance records, before-and-after photos, and any compliance paperwork your municipality requires, formatted the way they want it. Your compliance file stays current, and your board has documentation to present to homeowners and regulators.
HOA stormwater services by location.
We serve HOAs and community associations across coastal South Carolina and Georgia.
The services behind HOA compliance.
BMP inspection, maintenance, and compliance documentation
Sediment removal and pond restoration
Bank stabilization and shoreline protection
Catch basin repair, pipe replacement, outfall work
We also serve.
Retail, office, and multi-site portfolios
Course drainage and pond maintenance
New construction stormwater and grading
Public infrastructure maintenance
Frequently Asked Questions
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Ready for a site that thrives?
Got a violation notice, a deferred maintenance backlog, or a management company transition that left you with no records? We'll assess your community and give you a clear plan to get compliant and stay that way.
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No obligation to hire AUE Land for any service work.