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

Posted by Ray on April 08, 2003 at 09:41:04 from (158.222.224.247):

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:

Wow - great responses, the full range from A to Z. Hate to admit it in this company but I was in the biz of delineating wetlands a few years ago. Federal wetland regulation falls under Sect. 404 of the Clean Water Act. It seems that water flowing through wetlands comes out cleaner than when it entered. The purpose of wetland regulation is to prevent the degredation of water quality to us, the American public. Seems like a good idea to me - unfortunately the bureaucrats enforcing the regulations can be reasonable and helpful or they can be power hungry zealots. Like this forum, they run the whole range of personality types. In undeveloped rural areas, protection of wetlands may seem irrelevant, however the more farming, logging and development that occurs, the more we all need wetlands to filter out all the fertilizers, pesticides, sediment, oil and grease, so that we have some clean water to drink at the end of the day. Like others have said, just my 2 cents. You might want to check with your Resource Conservation District if you have one in your area. They can advise you of the permits, etc., and even of funding if it is appropriate. Good luck

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