Pond Boss Forums POND CONSTRUCTION Renovating a Pond or Lake? existing pond legality

I am hopeful that there will be some good things to come from this interesting turn of events. My personal issue with building additional ponds comes from the county surveyor and his desire for a bunch of studies that are too expensive to fund (and in my opinion silly under my circumstances). I doubt the desired regulatory effect will trickle down that far. I am a staunch environmentalist and cannot stand how regulation keeps some from personally funding activities that prevent agricultural runoff from reaching streams without the purification provided by impoundments. There seems to be no accountability for the environmental damage done by some government officials. Hopefully, I did not step over any lines for this forum.