Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Neep help please

Im going to redo the pond not put in a liner. Can I use that well to fill the Pond? If so How would I do that?

You would have to add a well pump, electric, solar, or wind etc. You would need to find out what the well flow rate is. If it is an Artesian well, it should be more than adequate.

Here are some better pics of the pond that needs fixed. If anyone can give me any advice on what to tell the contractor on what to do would be great. Is there anything that you see that isnt right? The beach area is were the leak is so he wants to fill it in. "I STILL WANT A BEACH AREA" I just want him to do it right. Also the extra clay by the dock will be moved and take some clay off the sides because he said its not steep enough. The brick pile is ther because they were going to fill it in with junk. I might see if he can use some for structure. What do you think.

Thanks
Steve

Is it possible it's not so much a leak but the fact that the watershed is insufficient to keep it from evaporating? Or a combination of both? I honestly don't see how that pond would stay full being 2 feet above the rest of the watershed.

In my area if the sand vein is quite small it would be much less than $5,000.00 to pack in some clay over the vein. I only paid $300.00 to have my 1/2 acre pond dipped a few years ago!

If it's a true free flowing artesian well there would be no need for a pump or anything. If it truly is a free flowing artesian well it may be just capped at the present time. If that is the case it's just a matter of connected some pipe to it with a shut off if need be, and running it to the pond. Also artesian wells come in all kinds of flow rates and some are not much more than a trickle. Many are not permanent either. Sometimes as surrounding land owners use more and more water with increasing development even good flowing artesian wells dissipate due to a decrease in the amount of water in the aquifer and a subsiquent decrease in pressure in the confinement.

Keep in mind the word artesian is sometimes misunderstood and used incorrectly. Artesian usually refers to a confined layer which is putting pressure on a water aquifer. It depends on how much pressure whether you have a free flowing artesian well, if drilling pops into this confined layer. My wells are my property are considered artesian, but although there is enough pressure to bring up the static water level much higher than the aquifer, there is not enough pressure to cause them to free flow.

Back to your sand vein; If your sand vein truly is a small area under the beach, I wouldn't even consider a liner. Much more expensive and they have their downsides. A good thick layer of clay should take care of the problem.

My 3/4 acre first pond was according to my contractor and Conservation agent a big risk as I had the most beautiful sandbox sand and gravel and stone at the 15 foot level where we proposed to put in the pond. But I wanted a pond badly and the contractor said he would not dig deeper than a certain depth and make sure we had at least three feet of packed clay on the bottom. You know what? This pond is been the most leak proof pond I have with non problems whatsoever.

Thanks for replying. What do you meen by the watershed? Also the well must be a low pressure. I will have to put a pump in it to pump water out to the pond.

Well I talked to the first guy who did the pond. He was negitive from the start. He said this pond is junk and it's going to take about $20,000 to fix it. I just about sh@@ myself because I close on the house in a couple of days. Is there anyone here ever had a leak and got it fixed ok. Right now I need to hear some good stories to make me feel better. This guy has only done 8 ponds before. The other guy i'm going to have do has about 30 years. What % do you think I have on fixing it with someone that know what there doing.

Thanks
I have to go throw up now

Well, if it's junk, and he did it in the first place, that doesn't say much about him.

When I bought our place the local soil and water guy told me I should fill mine in, that it would never hold more than a couple of feet of water, he was wrong.
Wait for the second opinion.

As far as percentages, I defer to those more knowledgeable than I.

sullpond
What did it take to fix it?

zoeconner, where are you located in Ohio and who did the original dig, feel free to PM me as we have some experience with Ohio soils and pond builders (not to be confused with hole diggers)