Expanding a pond in CA - 09/12/19 03:19 PM
New member, first post. Have been browsing for some time but am finally going to make the leap into having my pond become what i always wanted it to be.
I am located in Northern CA and am looking to have my small pond (maybe 15'x25' and about 8' deep) expanded to roughly 1/3 of an acre and 10'-12' deep. It is on a slight downhill slope on my 3 acre parcel. It is naturally fed and currently it stays full about half way through the summer since it does leak quite a bit. I have been given a quote that I feel is reasonable but was hoping to get some input on what one would expect for this project for piece of mind.
The work being done is as follows:
Clear some bushes/small stumps for new area
Dig out existing pond to larger size
Build up dam/levy on downhill side
Compact pond/levy along with bentonite clay
Build new drainage/overflow
Estimated it would take about a week or so.
Hopefully i am in the ballpark as i am very excited to see the work being done. I appreciate any input. Thank you
I am located in Northern CA and am looking to have my small pond (maybe 15'x25' and about 8' deep) expanded to roughly 1/3 of an acre and 10'-12' deep. It is on a slight downhill slope on my 3 acre parcel. It is naturally fed and currently it stays full about half way through the summer since it does leak quite a bit. I have been given a quote that I feel is reasonable but was hoping to get some input on what one would expect for this project for piece of mind.
The work being done is as follows:
Clear some bushes/small stumps for new area
Dig out existing pond to larger size
Build up dam/levy on downhill side
Compact pond/levy along with bentonite clay
Build new drainage/overflow
Estimated it would take about a week or so.
Hopefully i am in the ballpark as i am very excited to see the work being done. I appreciate any input. Thank you