Cleaning out catch basins

We had our favorite "excavator" Noel clean out the catch basin that is at the bottom of our little stream. Over the past seven years, it had nearly filled up with sediment, rocks, and debris that washed down the stream.
While it is never fun to have to pay for something like this, we have a responsibility to take care of these things that are on our property. When we saw what a big job it was, we were glad we had an expert take care of it! Noel had to unbolt the metal lid part(after clearing away some rocks), and place a pump  a little higher to divert some of the water. Then he cleared out the catch basin. I didn't see him working on it until late in the day, and he was six feet down in the basin! I didn't know it was so deep! It took him a little more than a full day to complete this job.