All posts by: Kaylea Shaffer

About Kaylea Shaffer

March 1, 2023

Lake Service: Pricing and Referral Bonus

Our lake treatment pricing differs slightly from our pond treatment pricing. Lake treatment pricing (whether for muck, weed or algae treatments) is determined by square footage. Larger areas will be priced according to surface acres and vegetation types to be controlled. Because lakes are monitored by the Department of Natural Resources, we must first seek […]

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February 23, 2023

The DNR & Lake Treatments

Lakes are monitored by the Department of Natural Resources, unlike private bodies of water, such as ponds. Before we can treat your lake areas, we must first receive approval from the DNR for the products we plan on using. After identifying your weeds and algae types, we submit an application regarding our findings and what […]

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January 19, 2023

NEW Client Portal

There have been many questions about our new Client Portal from those who have accepted their Pond Champs estimates online. The purpose of the Client Portal is to give you, our customer, the opportunity to manage your personal Pond Champs account at home. Any past and present invoices, transactions, and even making online payments are […]

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January 19, 2023

NEW Online Quoting

Here at Pond Champs, we are finally catching up with the times and are implementing new processes for this upcoming season. Drum roll…online service sign up! Most quotes have “made it out the door”, so you might have seen yours already. As usual, as long as we have your email on file, your quote will […]

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December 22, 2022

NEW Pay-in-Full Discount

For those who are returning customers, you might be thinking that our Pay-in-Full Discount is not “new”! Due to rising costs in fuel and raw materials, we had made the difficult decision to pause the discount in the 2022 season to keep the price adjustment as low as possible for all of our customers. For […]

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October 12, 2022

Give the Gift of Service

The holidays are just around the corner, and what better way to celebrate than giving the gift of Pond Champs! Sometimes the challenges a pond can bring becomes too overwhelming or time consuming to keep up with, especially as the temperatures start to warm up. Help your loved one kick back, relax, enjoy their pond, […]

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September 12, 2022

Islands

Does your pond have an island? Islands add a whimsical, interesting, and inviting look to your pond. They are a fun feature to your property, but they can bring challenges to pond owners! It can be hard to access some islands. Pond weeds, and sometimes algae and other growth like sponges, love to grow around […]

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August 15, 2022

Swans & Geese

Geese can be okay in small numbers, but they can quickly turn any pond into a mess! They leave droppings everywhere, build nests near the pond or lake and become aggressive, and bring in intrusive plants and organisms – even leeches! They are not typically welcomed guests at a pond for these reasons. If you […]

Pond Champs Blog, Pond Maintenance 101
July 27, 2022

Is it live or dead growth?

A pond has everything necessary to support algae and weed growth: plenty of water, sunlight, and nutrients. Some ponds offer more sunlight and nutrients than other ponds, causing the fight against them to be difficult. Just because there is something in the pond doesn’t necessarily mean it is live growth! The best indicator of this […]

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