Dried up pond - 08/29/06 05:01 AM
Hello. I am new to all this but this seems like the site where I can get some help.
We are about make an offer on a property in Ulster County (NY State). When the real estate agent saw the property in the spring, there was about a 1 acre pond on it. He showed us the property last week and it shrunk to a tiny pond (or maybe a really large puddle). We want to make an offer on this property but I need to first understand that the pond can be restored.
The property sits at the base of a mountain but there doesn't look like there is any run-off from the mtn into the pond. The area where the pond was is very springy and soft (maybe it's wet underneath) and covered with plants. We want to restore this pond and haven't got clue how to go about it. My husband thinks we should have a well dug (a well has to be dug elsewhere on the property anyway so we can build a house.
My question: can you recommend any pond experts in the NY state area? My husband thinks by having a well dug, it will restore the pond but I'm concerned with the evaporation that occurred over the last few months.
Many thanks for any help, P.S. Great magazine - we plan on subscribing.
We are about make an offer on a property in Ulster County (NY State). When the real estate agent saw the property in the spring, there was about a 1 acre pond on it. He showed us the property last week and it shrunk to a tiny pond (or maybe a really large puddle). We want to make an offer on this property but I need to first understand that the pond can be restored.
The property sits at the base of a mountain but there doesn't look like there is any run-off from the mtn into the pond. The area where the pond was is very springy and soft (maybe it's wet underneath) and covered with plants. We want to restore this pond and haven't got clue how to go about it. My husband thinks we should have a well dug (a well has to be dug elsewhere on the property anyway so we can build a house.
My question: can you recommend any pond experts in the NY state area? My husband thinks by having a well dug, it will restore the pond but I'm concerned with the evaporation that occurred over the last few months.
Many thanks for any help, P.S. Great magazine - we plan on subscribing.