Welcome to the forum!

Be perpared to get bombarded with questions. I'll start them off.

What are your goals for the pond? Will you be aerating or feeding?

What species, size (and numbers if you can) are the fish that are currently in the pond, and will you be leaving them in or killing the pond and starting over with a clean slate?

How big are the trees that are on the levee? If they are over 4" diameter, and you are removing them, are you digging out all the large roots at the same time? If not; the roots are prone to decay in a number of years down the road. That decay will probably let water follow the decay, potentially creating more levee problems for you.


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