Pond Boss Forums Thread Like Summary - Pond Builder - Central NY State

Hi folks -

New member in early stages of pond planning for my property in Broome County, NY. I have 140 acres near Whitney Point, which is roughly 20 mins north of Binghamton.

I have a pond site targeted and have decided to keep the size to about 3/4 acre to avoid too much red tape from big brother. I think the location will offer adequate runoff to support the pond, and based on soil types know I hope to be able to construct a water tight basin.

The challenge I'm having is identifying a contractor that services this area with experience building good ponds. I'm sure I can find excavators that will claim to be able to do it, but would rather hook up with someone with actual experience that is well versed in the proper construction techniques.

Happy to provide more info about my property and general situation, but hoping some fellow members can help identify a few candidates to contract for the build.

Thanks in advance.

You could try to include some language and see what the contractor thinks about it.

Maybe there's also a possibility to hold back a percentage of the cost for some period of time to ensure that the contractor is present to fix anything that needs it.

At the end of the day, you really want a contractor who's not going to disappear on you, and that is more dependent on the reputation and personality of the contractor, and less on the contract language.

No leak warranty might be hard to get. One of the owners of this site is Mike Otto. Mike was a well known pond builder. I remember him telling Bob Lusk, the other owner, that even packed dirt is porous and all ponds are going to leak some.