Hello All -

Thank you very much for all of the useful information that everyone posts on the forum, I am learning a lot!

I am preparing to renovate and expand my existing pond and have the NRCS coming out in a week or so to give me their thoughts. I will also be visiting with them about improving my pastures over time so I can grow hay.

I plan to ask them about watershed, soil quality, permits required, pond size, and contractors. What else should I be asking them? It has taken a few weeks to get an appointment so I want to make sure I make the most of the visit.

Thanks.

Soil, best site, and runoff area are the biggies.

You might ask about any available programs that could assist you with help funding your project.

Thanks guys, I appreciate the feedback.

The most interesting fact I got from NRCS before I built my pond was related to the watershed/sizing the culvert. The '100 year rain' volume was especially interesting....of course in the 9 years since I built the pond I've gotten equal to or above the '100 year' amount 5 times....

BTW, the NRCS also, or used to, keep a list of pond digging contractors. Beware; there is no qualification regarding knowledge about properly building a pond.