OH NO... brand new pond dam already busted...what to do? - 04/15/06 09:31 PM
I have a small 1/4 acre pond that had been grown over and wash out many years ago ... and I had it repaired. The guy who dug it for me has been making ponds for many years and is very skilled with a dozer. He finished the pond about a week ago and it was already starting to fill again and was looking good. Yesterday, after a typical rain storm, it seems to have washed out about 1/4th of the dam wall.
My questions are,
1. what caused it to happen?
2. can it be repaired and if so how?
3. should the pond guy do it for free (I paid a lump sum for the pond to be completed, not an hourly wage) or is this something that he could not have prevented?
4. any suggestions or feedback about any other topic I missed?
I have several photos and if you look in the lowest part of the broken dam wall, you will see water coming out at a steady stream. The water is coming thru the dam wall, not over it (the water has not been high enough ever since it is a new pond). If any other angles or photos would be helpful, please let me know.
My questions are,
1. what caused it to happen?
2. can it be repaired and if so how?
3. should the pond guy do it for free (I paid a lump sum for the pond to be completed, not an hourly wage) or is this something that he could not have prevented?
4. any suggestions or feedback about any other topic I missed?
I have several photos and if you look in the lowest part of the broken dam wall, you will see water coming out at a steady stream. The water is coming thru the dam wall, not over it (the water has not been high enough ever since it is a new pond). If any other angles or photos would be helpful, please let me know.