Good morning,
A tree's roots led to problems with leaking, and it got to the point that something had to be done. I have breached the dam, and there's only about 1 foot of water in the center of the pond left. I plan on taking care of that in the near future.
Anyway, this pond was dug about 1950. There is a whole lot of silt on the bottom, and I'd like to remove some of it. I've read about it shrinking and expanding due to moisture content, but will it seal leaks or let the water pass through? I am repairing my levee with clay, but now I'm wondering if I could incorporate silt into the levee repair. If I were to use some silt for some of my levee repair, how would you do it? Clay first then a layer of silt then clay, or most of it only clay with a shallow layer of silt on top?
