The pond is a small one, about 1 1/2 acre full, and about 18 ft in the large part of it! I'm just in the idea stage now and have just started gathering info. As far as the water,we have never used the well since we've owned the farm. Don't know anything on the water yet,will get into it a little more after wheat harvest! How do you test for hydrogen sulfide? We seem to be more dry than wet here so the pump setup i'm thinking would be a little more usefull than a windmill. Cousin has small pond in area and drilled a well so it wouldn't go dry, not much help from what i've seen with a windmill! b