Thanks everyone. I bought a 210 gallon plastic truck bed water tank and used it for the first time yesterday. Using a variety of connectors and adapters I connected a shut off valve and a 1.5" hose to the 2" tank opening. It worked really well and fills a 5 gallon bucket FAST!

I'm going to experiment with connecting a standard garden hose to the tank. If this gives me enough water pressure I think a smaller hose will be easier to work with and allow me to have the on/off control on the business end of the hose.

All of this has gotten me thinking about using pond water to water the trees and erosion control grasses around my pond once I get it built. Has anyone set up any kind of a pump system to get a garden hose style pond water powered faucet near your pond?