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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:48:30 AM EDT
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how far east?
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Posted: 10/4/2014 8:58:43 AM EDT
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how far east? Goshen |
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Posted: 10/4/2014 2:07:07 PM EDT
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Sorry, the guy I know stays in Brown and Adams counties.
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Posted: 10/4/2014 3:53:51 PM EDT
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Sorry, the guy I know stays in Brown and Adams counties. Thanks anyway. I'm hoping to just buy an old track loader, but I'm not having any luck there either. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 6:00:14 AM EDT
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When I had my farm, the Fed Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) was a great resource for me. And did I say: it's 100% FREE! They know of the pond-diggers who are GTG and those who are crap. Believe it or not, there's a whole lotta science and art to it. You don't want the pond sides busting, over flowing or undermining. Give them a call at: 513-732-7075 ext. 3--get Jim McManus, Director Clermont County Pond Assistance Pond Building Guide for Clermont County Go with a good guy--you ain't had issues until you hook up with a crazy, unreliable, and/or drunk pond-digger--don't ask me how I know! 
CHEERS! from an old farmer and pond-maker |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 9:43:30 AM EDT
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I know of two ponds dug by people who didn't know what they were doing. Both leak and now there are wet spots around the edges. Find someone who knows your area, up here the ones who know what they are doing, make sure and line the banks with clay from the lower layers. If you have rock or gravel, good luck.
ETA: I also remember a guy who had the dam at one end of his pond give way because the excavator didn't strip the topsoil off the base. It's not as easy as putting a hole in the ground. |
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Posted: 10/5/2014 11:21:45 PM EDT
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For somebody local check out affordable excavation? He owns blazzin bullets range in blan. Used him for some work and is a great guy, very familiar with ponds and the area. Just google the range for contact info.
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Posted: 10/6/2014 9:55:43 AM EDT
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http://www.grit.com/~/media/Images/GRT/Editorial/Articles/Magazine%20Articles/2009/07-01/Farm%20Pond%20Management/GRIT-JULAUG09-andrejenny_miracom_7988a1771.jpg When I had my farm, the Fed Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) was a great resource for me. And did I say: it's 100% FREE! They know of the pond-diggers who are GTG and those who are crap. Believe it or not, there's a whole lotta science and art to it. You don't want the pond sides busting, over flowing or undermining. Give them a call at: 513-732-7075 ext. 3--get Jim McManus, Director Clermont County Pond Assistance Pond Building Guide for Clermont County Go with a good guy--you ain't had issues until you hook up with a crazy, unreliable, and/or drunk pond-digger--don't ask me how I know!
CHEERS! from an old farmer and pond-maker Thanks, I've checked it out. They have a lot of good info. I may even take one of their seminars. |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 10:02:16 AM EDT
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I know of two ponds dug by people who didn't know what they were doing. Both leak and now there are wet spots around the edges. Find someone who knows your area, up here the ones who know what they are doing, make sure and line the banks with clay from the lower layers. If you have rock or gravel, good luck. ETA: I also remember a guy who had the dam at one end of his pond give way because the excavator didn't strip the topsoil off the base. It's not as easy as putting a hole in the ground. The land is flat, with about two feet of topsoil on solid clay. They just dug my basement, and it's solid all the way down. There are lots of ponds in the area that stay full year round with nothing feeding them. Mine will get the downspouts, sump pump, and curtain drain from the septic mound. |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 10:04:24 AM EDT
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For somebody local check out affordable excavation? He owns blazzin bullets range in blan. Used him for some work and is a great guy, very familiar with ponds and the area. Just google the range for contact info. Found it, thanks! I'll give him a call this afternoon. |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 11:43:59 AM EDT
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don't you need Ohio EPA or some state gov't approval?
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Posted: 10/6/2014 11:46:09 AM EDT
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don't you need Ohio EPA or some state gov't approval? Only if you're messing with a waterway. |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 1:58:06 PM EDT
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Only if you're messing with a waterway. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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don't you need Ohio EPA or some state gov't approval? Only if you're messing with a waterway. Or over certain size. I believe 3 acre feet. |
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Posted: 10/6/2014 2:14:08 PM EDT
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Or over certain size. I believe 3 acre feet. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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don't you need Ohio EPA or some state gov't approval? Only if you're messing with a waterway. Or over certain size. I believe 3 acre feet. There is also a requirement for a permit if you're moving, IIRC, >100 yds of soil,. The county site actually talks about digging one "under the radar". I got the impression from reading and talking to people that what I'm trying to do is a non-issue. |
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