Originally posted by PaPond:
I have a seep above the pond that is always wet and muddy which produces a slow trickle into the pond, above the seep, maybe 100 yards and across the road is an artesian well which flows all year and this seep is in the same line going down towards the pond. I'd like to develop the seep into a spring if possible. Does anyone know the technique for 'encouraging' a seep to become a spring? The well across the road is on an undeveloped piece of land and if it stopped flowing because I developed the seep on my land into a spring no-one would mind. Is it just a matter of digging a hole and lining it with stone or is there a special technique? This is a very cold spring and pictures of rainbow trout are dancing in my head. Any thoughts?
If you don't mind shelling out about $22.95 there is a book called Small Scale Aquaculture by Steven D. VanGorder that covers this on one page. Here is one site you can go to to order it.
http://rodaleinstitute.org/bookstore/products/farm_books/3.html It's also probably available at any online bookstore. The book also has other information related to your endeavor. BTW, the author is from PA and I also believe is the publishing company. I would be glad to just copy the pertinant page out of the book but I have loaned it out to a prospective trout farmer.
