Echo Lake Pond Project

Fri, 26 Mar 2010 14:41:00 GMT

Pavelec Brothers recently constructed a new 2 acre irrigation pond and a new pump house building for a future course-wide irrigation system. An existing pond near-by was drained, dredged and deepened and had shelves constructed to support a variety of native wetland plants. After the dewatering and dredging, a dry stack stone wall was constructed halfway around the perimeter of the original pond.

A 10,000 square foot decorative pond was also constructed between the irrigation pond and the existing pond. The decorative pond has a unique shape with natural, random placement of rocks, boulders and indigenous, low-maintenance water plants. Three eye-catching waterfall features were created at either end of the decorative pond, one leading in and two emptying out into the existing pond. A stone arch bridge was built between them to allow golfers to navigate the hole.

What’s hard for the casual observer to see is that no water ever leaves the irrigation pond! (Except, of course, when heavy rainfall causes some natural overflow.) The waterfall that appears to be spilling from the irrigation pond is actually created by a re-circulating pump and 400 feet of piping from the existing pond to a drop structure carefully built into the slope of the irrigation pond. The drop structure fills with water pumped from the existing pond which then spills over to form the “optical illusion” of a waterfall coming from the irrigation pond.

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Spring Lake Golf Club

Sun, 14 Mar 2010 05:30:00 GMT

This custom stone bridge was part of a major renovation project intended to provide several stunning new features to the course.

300 ton boom cranes were used to carefully set the huge bridge sections and wing walls into place. Then the modern cement underpinnings of each bridge were cleverly hidden with a veneer of beautiful, hand-chisled stone, handsome bluestone caps, and a beautiful cobblestone cart path.

The result is a unique addition to the club grounds that exudes old world charm and adds a new sense of permanence to one of the most exclusive golfing destinations along the New Jersey shore.

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