Re: OT Digging a Pond

Posted by 720Deere on August 30, 2004 at 16:21:50 from (141.157.120.20):

In Reply to: Re: OT Digging a Pond posted by ShepFL on August 30, 2004 at 12:30:43:

ShepFL,

Guys like the one that built your pond are one of the main reasons that the government gets so crazy about pond building. Your bank failure had nothing to do with the height of the embankment. Suitable, cohesive soils, width of breast, slope angles and safety factors all play into this. A properly constructed pond has a built in emergency spillway that allows any excess flows beyond the capacity of the outfall structure to be conveyed through a non-fill area that is properly stabilized.

When a home designed pond fails it can be catastrophic to the ecosystem and property owners down stream. That is the main reason for so much red tape. The company that I work for builds ponds every day and have never had a failure in nearly 50 years. Over 90% of the time the existing soils are not suitable to build an impervious dam. Clay material must be used to build the core of the dam. Another huge factor is the type of pipe used for the outfall and the size of the anti-seep collar.

Ponds are high dollar propositions even after you get through the red tape.

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