well its funny we are talking about this ownership issue. i had attempted to pick a number from the County lottery system to have the state soil division pay for the construction of my pond. i tried about 3 times without sucess. Then i went on a elk hunt with a conservation agent friend of mine. we talked about all kinds of things on our 16hr trip, After a while i kind of realized that if i had the county/state assist me in funding my new pond project, they may be able to come back and put serious restrictions on the pond. looking back im really glad ive paid for all of it out of my pocket.
