I tend to agree with your concern. Especially in the 2nd picture of the 4 set. IMO well lined good clay banks that are well compacted should not normally have that amount or degree of wet areas, some water absorption, but not normally quite that much at least in my experience.
In the 1st of 4 pictures, who says water does not travel up hill as evidenced by the wet banks above the waterline?
No problem with water level now in spring when ground is saturated with water. But when things become good'n dry you may see significantly lower water levels. Time will tell therest of the story. Your pictures will be good to show to the contractor if and whenever you contact him. Some contractors are not quite so eager to come back for fixes compared to when they were interested in digging the pond.
Last edited by Bill Cody; 03/30/11 06:03 PM.
