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I"m hoping there are some advice givers out there that don't have a life like me except for ponding, this holiday weekend.
Well I finally got to working on the pond again after family issues and taking my daughter to college. Here is what I've done today:
1. Tilled up the pond basin and sides after a couple of weeks of laying dorment.( Rained a couple of times ) 2. Spread Bentonite at about 2/3 lbs per sq. ft. 3. Tilled in the bentonite for the whole pond, basin and sides. 4. Rented a jumping jack compactor for the weekend. 5. Started the compaction at the small end of the pork chop shaped pond.
Compactioning is going fine until I get to the suspected leak site. Then the compactor is shaking the soil as if it were jello. Then begins to sink into the soil, I pull it out and dig a couple of shovel fulls of soil from the area. Nothing, but very loose soil, I probe the area with a rod and it sinks about 10" till I hit something soild. This is and area of about 8 feet in diameter.
Here's my question; Am I in trouble with trying to compact this pond and not have it leak again. Please repound, I going over the edge with this pond.
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by x101airborne - 05/05/24 07:39 AM
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