OK, what I have found out so far...
1) If we go over 1 acre we will need a permit. The permit will cost $200/acre of disturbed land, so not just where we dig, but where we dump the dirt. This will likely be what we do, as I want a hill on the property...
2) If we chose to have the dirt taken away, it will cost less to dig, because the company digging would most likely buy the fill??, but then we are looking at a mining permit and special soil testing. Sounds like major $$$$
3) There is a part of the property that we can dig a pond, but not add any dirt. That isn't really an issue, as we can put the dirt else wear, and that wasn't really where I was thinking of for the pond.
We had a friend that had a pond dug in the are - just under 1 acre to avoid permits, and it cost him 3K (seems a little low). However it was also only 4 ft deep and the person digging bought the dirt from him. I am thinking 4 feet isn't deep enough for a bass pond....
And just ordered the book that was recommended!
Last edited by P. Hooton; 02/18/14 01:17 PM.
