Hello,

Just looking for a little guidance. My property used to have a shared pond, half on mine, half on my neighbors. The dam is on my neighbor's property, and has been broken for a couple years. No more pond, just a stream (the "pond" was only a foot or two deep when it existed).

Just received a letter from the EPA, stating the pond is in disrepair, and mandating extensive work to fix the dam. They specifically refer to the dam with my last name (not my neighbor's).

Whats really frustrating is that over the years, when the dam was slowing declining, and the pond gradually dwindling away, my "old" neighbors (they have since sold to new neighbors, who bought the property with dam already broken) would never have work done to fix it.

Can the EPA actually make me pay for work done on property I do not own?

Any advice appreciated...