Originally Posted By: aaron h


I think I will try like Cecil did and dig with the trench bucket on the backhoe and use that as a form? If I do find a little water going past the pipe, would it affect the concrete when I dumped it in?



If you use sackcrete it will help it set up as it will mix with any water and solidify.

I've dug down to find four star mole holes that go from one pond to another and then dug a trench by hand to produce a "form" for a concrete collar. Then I filled with sackcrete and eliminated the leak.

Originally Posted By: aaron h
I am also thinking of lining the top, bottom, and sides with bentonite.
Bentonite gets really soft when wet though. Good idea or bad idea?


I wouldn't. You want a nice solid barrier for the water to come up to, stop, and then go down and completely stop.

As far as where to put it, anywhere in front of your leak is the best place. More than one would be even better.

Be careful with the bucket and the pipe! Some hand digging is in order if you're not too deep.

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