Pond Boss Forums INTRO Questions & Observations Quote from ACoE "We are trying to discourage people from building ponds"

You might try to apply for the SALT program from the usda. If your watershed qualifies for erosion control or water quailty control for a qualified district they will design, build and possibly even pay you for a pond.Depending on how your watershed is ranked(if you qualify) determines how much they will help w/ construction costs.Anywhere from 50%-100% based on ranking.They built 7 ponds/lakes for my grandfather,paid 100% construction costs and gave him small yearly payments just to maintain them. All because he ranked high on erosion and water quailty issues.