Leaky & Scsims & others interested in leaks,
There has been a lot of good discussion this week on the topic of pond leaks. However, out of necessity that discussion has been of the nature of generalizations, and generalizations may or may not work in your situation.
More specifically, ponds are not at all like oil wells...think about it. A pond leak, generally is not in one small spot, or hole, it is the result of insufficient clay over a sometimes relatively large sloping area, certainly in comparison to an oil well.
Even the folks who "mine" sodium bentonite here in Texas will tell you that fixing a pond dam leak is not easy...certainly not as easy as just dumping out a couple of bags of bentonite or my goodness ag lime. I don't question that may have worked for someone sometime, but it is not the general solution.
The bentonite folks will tell you straight out, you need a tractor and a spreader and tons of material to fix most leaks in a pond dam. It would be wonderful if we could just dump a couple of bags for $20 bucks and fix these problems, but it just isn't so most of the time.
This note is about expectations...your leaks may be easy to fix, maybe even with a couple of bags of ag lime, but you should expect a much more difficult time than that. Unfortunately, it just isn't that easy in many cases.
