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Need Clay for bottom of pond #229599 08/03/10 10:12 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 Brownwood, Texas 3 3DRANCH OP
OP 3DRANCH 3 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 Brownwood, Texas	Does anybody have an idea where the best place to buy or get clay around brownwood, texas? My dilemma is this. I had a pond dug over 4 years ago and it has not held water for extended periods of time. My contractor feels like the soil needs more clay in spots and we have now found those areas. I have looked at purchasing Texas sodium bentonite out of Comanche but would like to find some clay that I could purchase first. I am having a difficult time finding it and I looked over the 2,000 acres around us without success. Any ideas? Thank you.

Re: Need Clay for bottom of pond 3DRANCH #229611 08/04/10 06:17 AM
Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,347 Likes: 99 Granbury, Texas Bob Lusk Editor, Pond Boss Magazine Lunker
Bob Lusk Editor, Pond Boss Magazine Lunker Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 3,347 Likes: 99 Granbury, Texas	I've worked around Brownwood quite a bit and personally think, somewhere on your 2,000 acres, there's got to be some good clay. It may be four or five feet below the surface, but there's got to be some. There are ponds all over that area that hold water. Call Mike Otto and talk with him about it. (940)736-5333 Teach a man to grow fish... He can teach to catch fish...

Re: Need Clay for bottom of pond Bob Lusk #229617 08/04/10 08:18 AM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 Brownwood, Texas 3 3DRANCH OP
OP 3DRANCH 3 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 Brownwood, Texas	Thanks Bob!

Re: Need Clay for bottom of pond 3DRANCH #229619 08/04/10 08:26 AM
Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 Pond in No CA, Me in So CA J jeffhasapond Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker
jeffhasapond Ambassador Field Correspondent Lunker J Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 7,615 Likes: 5 Pond in No CA, Me in So CA	Hello 3DRANCH and welcome to Pond Boss. The first response on your first post is from THE Pond Boss, not too shabby! Thanks for joining and posting to the forums. JHAP ~~~~~~~~~~ "My mind is a raging torrent, flooded with rivulets of thought cascading into a waterfall of creative alternatives." ...Hedley Lamarr (that's Hedley not Hedy)

Re: Need Clay for bottom of pond jeffhasapond #229885 08/05/10 10:16 PM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 Brownwood, Texas 3 3DRANCH OP
OP 3DRANCH 3 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 4 Brownwood, Texas	Yea, not too bad! This is a great resource for us pond owners. Hoping someone around Brownwood/May Texas sees this and we can excavate some clay. Take care!