re: 1/2 or 3/4 acre pond?

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There are some pond building activities that may not require a Department of the Army permit. These include ponds for: ? farming or silviculture activities, ? “excavation only” ponds, and ? ponds constructed in upland areas that have no discharge into wetlands or streams.

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If a stream or wetland within the jurisdiction of the Corps will be filled and/or impounded to create a pond, you need to contact the Corps about permit.

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From the Corps website. And its Corps. Not corp.

TLDR: If you are excavating a pond, that does not impound a stream, and does not involve jurisdictional wetlands, and does not discharge into Waters of the United States, then you don't need to call the Corps. It is ridiculous for you to think that the Corps permits the tens of millions of cattle ponds and back yard ponds people have all over the country. You simply do not know what you are talking about