Not that you didn't get good information from the folks here, but I don't think you're any virgin to making a persuasive presentation. Had you rambled on further, you would have probably had the city council ready to deed the land over to you for $1 and an open check book to build a new pond for your own private usage.
I opened the file, and the 123 total pages scared me, but nicely enough, it got right into your topic of interest.
