Originally Posted By: Rick O
I live in Lorain County Ohio. Most folks here contact the county SWCD. I think they will help design a pond and probably have a list of builders. Rick

What Rick O said. Our county Soil & Water folks have provided lots of help with figuring watershed, sizing drain pipes, and the like. (Though they have much less funding for this than they used to; we now go see the guy who used to work for S&W on the side.)

They probably won't be able to "officially" endorse any pond excavators, but can probably at least provide a list. Ask any excavators you are considering for reference ponds they have built, and talk with the owners if at all possible. And by all means, buy "Perfect Pond ... Want One?" and read it thoroughly. It's the most important $27 you will spend on a pond.

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