Excavating and Dirt Work
We level lots and dig ponds, and the dirt goes where your plan needs it. All of our excavating stays above ground.
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BW Clearing handles pond construction on house lots, farms and acreage around Melbourne and across Brevard County. As pond builders, we dig earth ponds with a rented excavator and shape the banks to the plan. The work covers fill ponds, farm and stock ponds and fishing ponds.
Every pond starts with three questions: what it is for, where it sits and where the dirt goes. Our site preparation work settles those answers on paper, and the spot is cleared before the dig. Call or text (904) 719-0443 for a free quote.
Tell us about the lot or acreage, the work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing.
A fill pond is dug for its dirt, and the hole left behind becomes the pond. That dirt can build up a house pad or fill low spots on the same lot. How much fill the lot needs helps set the pond's size. Spreading and leveling it is part of our excavating and dirt work.
A farm or stock pond goes near the pasture or crop it serves. The extension service says irrigation ponds belong near the crop they water. It also warns against any spot that would catch runoff from a barn lot or a septic drain field.
The pond spot and the fill area are cleared roots and all, as part of our lot and acreage clearing. The tree puller lifts stumps out with the root system, and the excavator takes the biggest ones. That keeps stumps and brush out of the pond dirt.
The extension service says dug ponds work well where water tables are naturally high. Sandy soil may seep too much without that high water, it warns. Many Brevard lots sit on flatwoods sand, and Myakka sand is a common one. In most years, its water table sits less than 18 inches down for 1 to 4 months.
In very dry seasons, that water table falls to more than 40 inches down. The extension service says Florida ponds should be at least 6 to 8 feet deep. Shallow water loses more to evaporation, and water plants are harder to control in it. Summer evaporation can approach 6 inches a month, and those losses belong in the depth plan.
Outside city limits, Brevard County's code caps how steep a finished pond's banks can be. Each foot down needs at least 5 feet across, to a normal water depth of at least 5 feet. No part may sit more than 12 feet below the mean water level. Those gentle banks take room, so a deep pond needs a wide footprint.
Outside city limits, Brevard County's code calls a pond whose dirt stays on the parcel a private lake. A private lake permit is required once all private lakes on one parcel reach three-quarters of an acre. Smaller ponds skip that permit, but the code's location, vegetation and construction rules still apply.
A fill pond keeps its dirt on the lot. Hauling the dirt off the parcel brings in the county's land alteration permit instead. Then even a dig under three-quarters of an acre needs one if it holds water deeper than six feet. On the fill side, minimal fill for a house pad under an approved building permit needs no land alteration permit.
Pond water cannot drain or be pumped into a county stormwater system or onto the parcels around it without permits. That covers water pumped out during the dig too. Inside a city such as Melbourne or Palm Bay, the city's own office answers these questions. As pond contractors, we walk you through which permits apply, and the office makes the call.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 150 miles around Melbourne, across the Space Coast and Treasure Coast and north to Daytona Beach.
(904) 719-0443From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call or text (904) 719-0443 and tell us where the land is and what you plan to do with it. A rough size helps too.
We come out to see the growth and how the machines can reach it. Then we put your free quote in writing.
We settle the plan for your lot, and we walk you through which permits apply to it. Florida law calls for a Sunshine 811 notice at least 2 full business days before digging starts.
The disc mulcher and the brush mower take the growth down. The tree puller lifts trees and stumps out of the ground, roots and all. An excavator comes in for ponds and lot leveling.
We haul the debris off or leave the mulch on the ground, whichever you chose. You get back a smooth lot, ready for the build or the pasture.
Common questions about pond construction around Melbourne and the rest of the Space Coast. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We level lots and dig ponds, and the dirt goes where your plan needs it. All of our excavating stays above ground.
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We clear house lots and acreage start to finish, with trees and stumps out roots and all. The ground is left level, with the debris hauled off or mulched in place.
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We plan the clearing with you before any machine runs. Then we get your raw lot ready for a new house or barn.
Learn MoreWe own the skid steer and the attachments it runs. The disc mulcher and the brush mower take the growth down, and the tree puller lifts out stumps.
We look at the land with you and talk through what stays and what goes. Then the free quote comes to you in writing.
Debris is hauled off or mulched in place, whichever the plan calls for. The ground is left smooth and ready for construction.
What it costs to dig a pond in Florida per cubic yard, per acre and per excavator hour. Market ranges from national guides, plus Brevard County pond rules.
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What fill dirt costs in Florida per cubic yard, per ton and per truckload, plus spreading costs and Brevard County fill rules, from national cost guides.
Read more →Send us the location and what you want cleared, and we will reach out to set a time. You can also call or text (904) 719-0443.
Tell us about the lot or acreage, the work you need and where it is. We look at the job and put a free quote in writing.