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Leak in dam #424871 09/26/15 06:27 AM
Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 2 Ind H halerd OP
OP halerd H Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 2 Ind	I just finished construction on my first dam it has a drain pipe going trough the bottom, it does have a seep collar installed. I noticed a small trickle of water coming up close to the pipe, I guessing it is coming out of the pond and not a spring somewhere, can this be fixed?

Re: Leak in dam halerd #424889 09/26/15 08:22 AM
Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area R Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker
Rainman Ambassador Field Correspondent Hall of Fame Lunker R Joined: Jun 2007 Posts: 7,099 Likes: 23 St Louis, MO area	Welcome to the forum halerd! It can certainly be fixed, but how, is hard to say without at least seeing some pictures and knowing quite a bit more about your particular dam and construction methods. It is hard to compact well under a pipe and seeps are pretty common after construction. Could the water possibly be coming from a bad joint, or the valve used to keep it closed? Was a sheepsfoot roller used to compact, or just letting equipment tracks do it? What size drain pipe? Smooth PVC, or corrugated?

Re: Leak in dam Rainman #424944 09/27/15 05:37 AM
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OP halerd H Joined: Sep 2015 Posts: 2 Ind	Thanks for the response, the pipe is a 4" pvc I'm thinking the joint where sealed, you stuff is pretty hard to mess up but the leak is definitely in the area of the drain pipe . No, I did not use a sheeps foot to pack it but I did make a seep collar. I'm tempted to not worry about it, just don't know if it is going to get worse or stay the same.