BEI if this is going to be a pond dug into the water table relying on the water table as the source of water for the pond then there is no need to spend 7 or 8k determining the soil will hold water or not. You have not been clear on what type of pond this going to be. There is a big difference in how and what to construct it with. Mike Otto is our resident expert on pond construction although I don't think he does to many water table ponds.



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