from just reading. I bought some land with a 1 acre pond on it last winter. It went dry 2 years ago so we're starting from scratch. I'll get a well dug do that doesn't happen again. Here's a picture.

http://www.pondboss.com/forums/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showgallery&Number=229407&#Post229407

This thing is in pretty deep bush so electricity may has well be fusion power, unobtainium. Wind & solar is what we'll use to keep it going.