I would make sure, contractually, that they continue to pay the electric bill. How much can the well produce? One acre of water, one inch deep, is 27,000 gallons. The cost of running the well might just unretire a 54 year old Okie.

Tell us more about the spring. Depending on location(depth) those things can be a bigger liability than asset.

All ponds establish a thermocline and the fish spend most of their life above it. That's where the oxygen is.

Some guys from the State are OK and others only understand crops and things that go moo.

It's not about the fish. It's about the pond. Take care of the pond and the fish will be fine. PB subscriber since before it was in color.

Without a sense of urgency, Nothing ever gets done.

Boy, if I say "sic em", you'd better look for something to bite. Sam Shelley Rancher and Farmer Muleshoe Texas 1892-1985 RIP Grandpa