Building a pond question

I would check with Nascar Fan.

Number of factors to consider. Most important of which is would digging the pond in the drain cause adverse effects on the neighbor's property? Whether the answer is yes or no, I would probably stay away from a levee'd pond, as this will almost assuredly alter the drainage in a negative manner.

Drainage district likely needs to be consulted, and potentially Corps of Engineers jurisdiction as well.

Last thing you want is a lawsuit from a) the neighbor, and b) the Corps. It has happened, and all because precautions were not taken to avoid flooding the adjacent property.

I remember doing a case study recently about somewhere in the Northwest US where the EPA came in and tried to completely destroy some guys life because of made a small pond in his property connected to a stream. I"m terrified of this kind of shite now.

Yeah, that was in Wyoming. Problem is, it wasn't a stream like the EPA tried to argue. It was a man-made ditch, at least according to the defense and the federal judge that ruled in their favor. Man-made ditches on upland soils do not fall under the jurisdiction of the Clean Water Act.

They were trying to throw their weight around and lost, plain and simple.

There's actually plenty of literature that is out there for free on what you need to do with maintaining a pond, just from the physical standpoint.


There's a book that Auburn puts out. They're arguably the best in aquatic ecology in the nation.

If in Louisiana call local soil and water conservation office.

It's come along way since that pic

Nascar,

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La state law prohibits any construction that would lessen the effectiveness of neighbors drainage