Hi folks,
We purchased a property this spring with a ~ 1/4 acre pond. The pond dates back at least to 1967. Unfortunately, the dam has lots of trees - pines and deciduous - on the back side. It's loosing water pretty fast, down about 4' during what is a farily wet summer here in western PA. I know I need to cut the trees down. Question is, assumimg tree roots have comprimised the dam, is it likely that reworking the soils on the pond side of the dam and re-compacting will return the dam to some level of effectivenss? I'm assuming there is a decent clay content to the soil the dam was built out of, but not likely an engineered core.
How would you all recommend moving forward? I'm thinking of tackling this next year, so I have some time to plan it out. Drain the pond first? Try to get some soil cores first? Or ???
Thanks for the feedback,
Dale

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