Methods, apparatus and systems for pond remediation

A system for remediation comprising:

• an extended reach apparatus having
• a base;
• a multi-articulated, extendable boom having a distal end and a proximal end rotatably secured to the base;
• a fluid conveyance conduit secured to the extendable boom and extending therealong between the distal end and the proximal end thereof;
• and
• a slurry-capable pump supported at the distal end of the boom the pump having a pump outlet fluidly connected to a distal end of the fluid conveyance conduit, the pump receiving pumpable material at a pump intake and pumping the pumpable material through the fluid conveyance conduit to a proximal discharge end of the conduit for discharge therefrom;
• and
• a water body having a perimeter and containing the pumpable material therein for removal therefrom using the extended-reach apparatus.

A method for remediation of a water body comprising:

• locating an apparatus having a multi-articulated, extended-reach boom for operatively supporting a slurry-capable pump at a distal end thereof at a perimeter of the water body;
• manipulating the boom for moving the slurry-capable pump about the water body, the pump recovering pumpable materials therewith from the pond;
• and
• pumping the pumpable materials from the pump to the perimeter of the pond for removal therefrom.