Re: How would you turn a swamp into a pond?

Posted by Wayne on April 06, 2003 at 22:19:04 from (205.188.209.7):

In Reply to: How would you turn a swamp into a pond? posted by Curious in SC on April 06, 2003 at 18:17:16:

Most every reply says something about the legality of making a pond. Personally I believe being able to do what you want on your own land is a basic right as a US citizen. In my opinion the government tries to stick it's nose in too many places where it's neither needed or wanted. Recently a customer of ours went to build a pond for a guy and was told by a "official" that he needed all the right paperwork and approvals before he did the job or face a fine. If I remember what he told us, the process was several weeks to go through and by the time all the permits, etc were paid for was like $500. When he asked about the fine it was like $250....Needless to say he told them to give him to me to finish the job and to just go ahead and write him the fine and he would gladly pay it.... Government in action... it's all about the money and the control..... Nobody is supposed to think or do on their own... some poor endangered breed of mosquito might be killed...LOL
In answer to your question, the best machine to use for what you want to do is a small dragline. It will have alot more reach and capacity for the job than any excavator of comparable size. Also, like one of the posts says, you need to have somebody that knows what they are doing as building a pond is more than just digging a hole...
You don't say where in SC you are. I'm in the Charlotte NC area. If you want to e-mail me I should be able to get you the name of at least one guy with a dragline that specializes in doing things like this.

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