Need some advice about compacting - 05/23/07 11:15 PM
I picked up a soil survey last week and it shows the site for Cindy's 5 acre pond site as A1. If I understand correctly "A1" isn't good in this case. There are a lot of man made ponds in our area, but they are mostly in B1 zones. This agrees with what the pond builder told me. The samples down to about 3 feet in the site were very sandy so he's going to harvest clay from Cindy's cotton field (B1). The thing that concerns me is that he is only getting that clay for the dam core (keyed). 6Also he is relying on the dozers and a pull behind scraper for compaction. I'm not sure but the scraper might only be used to compact the core. I'm a little concerned that the sides and bottom might need more compaction in these drought conditions.
Now this contractor is well liked and respected in the community. His father built ponds for a living and that's what this man has done all of his life. He seems honest so far.
I'm wondering if the techniques and standards around here are influenced by the fact that the normal rainfall is about 55 inches/year. In a normal weather pattern the 2 draws that feed this pond would flow constantly and there would be many little "springs" in the site.
If he relies on the dozers for compaction I'm thinking about renting a compactor myself and doing it after he finishes. I can rent one of these for about $1000 for a 2 1/2 day weekend.
1 Could those "many little springs" turn into many little leaks?
2 Is that the right type of compactor?
3 Is that size overkill for 5 acres?
4 Is a weekend enough time?
5 Is that money well spent?
6 Am I asking too many questions?
Now this contractor is well liked and respected in the community. His father built ponds for a living and that's what this man has done all of his life. He seems honest so far.
I'm wondering if the techniques and standards around here are influenced by the fact that the normal rainfall is about 55 inches/year. In a normal weather pattern the 2 draws that feed this pond would flow constantly and there would be many little "springs" in the site.
If he relies on the dozers for compaction I'm thinking about renting a compactor myself and doing it after he finishes. I can rent one of these for about $1000 for a 2 1/2 day weekend.
1 Could those "many little springs" turn into many little leaks?
2 Is that the right type of compactor?
3 Is that size overkill for 5 acres?
4 Is a weekend enough time?
5 Is that money well spent?
6 Am I asking too many questions?