Pond Boss Forums INTRO New Forum Member Introduction New pond ponderer

Hey-lo, I'm a new member of the forum. I'm here because Big Tim said to come. I'll try to be worthy.

My raison d'etre is a 1/4-acre pond that comes with the property I moved to in March, up in Humboldt County, CA. (Know any good pond contractors here?) Soon I noticed weird spillway behavior�surface runoff appearing part-way across the spillway, disappearing into the ground, and emerging through the hollowed-out roots of an oak tree farther down, having washed out all the soil there. Constant leaking through this area all summer. Additional sins: no emergency spillway, and a willow on the embankment, right next to the water (see my post in Questions & Observations, "Removing tree on embankment").

I drained the sucker to dry it out so that heavy equipment can get at it. I had a consultant look at it, and a couple of local guys with backhoes. I'll work with them if I can't find a real expert, but I'd really like to show it to a top-notch pond guy who knows the squishy soil we have here, which we alternately call Blue Goo and Tectonic Toothpaste. Who's good in Southern Humboldt?

I look forward to discussing the finer points of aquaculture once I get the repairs over with.