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Re: OT Digging a Pond
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Posted by txblu on August 30, 2004 at 12:27:31 from (199.46.199.232):
In Reply to: Re: OT Digging a Pond posted by Peanut on August 30, 2004 at 11:53:56:
Only requirement here in N. Tx. is that you don"t back water up on someone elses land (without permission). Excavator does the surveying for you. A real good dozer operator is literally worth his weight in gold; makes every movement of the machine do something; no lost time. Local soil conservation guys even build them for you if you qualify. Local watersheds are always silting up from ag run-off and cost tons of money to combat. Urban swelling is enormous wanting all the water they can get. Ponds like mine, on private land, are an asset to the water management system. Minnesota might have 10,000 lakes, but Texas has 10 million ponds. Like they said, start with the local Soil Conservation Service (Office) and follow the local guidelines. Sometimes they recommend reputable excavation companies. But I do have an axe to grind with them. I put in a 3 foot dia. drop horn when putting in my 2 ac pond to prevent erosion at the overflow site. Concrete embankments, grassed it in and all, made it real professional. Took pictures one day right after a frog choking rain to show them how well it was working and maybe they would want to use the design for other projects. Went to a lot of trouble. Never heard a word from them. Pfffft. Mark
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