Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - NRCS

Back in the spring I dug 5 test holes with a backhoe and found clay in every spot for a pond location. However in TX you can receive financial assistance from NRCS if you meet criteria and build pond to their specs. So I called them hoping for assistance and waited 5 months for them to come hoping to receive some. They showed up Friday and dug 1 hole and deemed area unfit for pond. Knowing my results I asked her to dig another and she found clay in the 2nd spot but didn’t like the depth. Knowing my results I will probably just pursue pond on my own, however I was just curious what anyone’s else experience has been like with soil department and if mine was normal.

I had a similar NRCS experience. The only help they were was telling me my soil was good. The pond builder said it would be the same out out pocket whether I tried for cost share or not. Similar to what gehajake said, by the time you get done building it and jumping through red tape, might as well keep them out of your life.