Poster appears to be leeneia

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Bobert:

Who built your pond?

Was it a government anti-erosion project? Ask the USDA.

Who designed it? Was it designed right?

What's under it? Thick shale? Fractured bedrock?

Was it supposed to be a permanent pond or just a holding tank for storm water?

If designed right, was it built right, following the design?

Has it been maintained since being built?

What's upstream of it? What quality water is going into it?

Who's downstream of the water you want to take? Will they miss it? Will they be damaged if you turn running water into water that's been sitting in the hot sun?

Do people in your area use wells, either for their homes or for stock? Will your pond send pond down to the water table, to be pumped out by wells?

Get info before proceeding.