Hi guys. I'm new here and looking for some advice before digging my pond.
I recently came under contract on a place with a big valley that looks perfect for my dream building site/pond.
Obviously my wife and I are excited to get going but we received some bad news from our excavator.
It seems that the run off from all of our land feeds another pond further down the valley. Keep in mind there are no natural streams or waterways. We are just talking run off from 10-15 acres of land.
My pond would get all of the water that has been feeding the lower pond. The excavator expects the lower pond to suffer in some dry years.
My question- Can I legally do this or does the other pond have some kind of rights to the water that runs off my property?
Thanks folks. Look forward to the responses.
