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Old 27-11-2005, 10:22 PM posted to rec.ponds
Galen Hekhuis
 
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I've got this pond out in back of the house that I'm going to have cleaned
up. The thing is roughly circular, about 40-45' in diameter. The former
owner of this property used it to dispose of brush and even old chairs and
I think I can see an old barbeque in there. The water level is down now so
that there is only about 6 inches of water in the center, but after a rain
the thing can fill up to where I'd guess it's a good three feet or better
in depth at the center, This guy is gonna haul the trash away, and drive
a bulldozer over the rest of the crud that remains. I know there isn't
anything *too* nasty in there, because last summer the place was full of
frogs and turtles and the like, so at least it doesn't seem to have been a
Toxic Waste Dump or anything. I live in northern Florida (near where I-75
and I-10 intersect) and on what is classic "poorly drained" land, mostly
clayish -- no rocks. I'm sort of in a rural area, lots of wildlife
(including deer, armadillos, alligators, heron, turtles of all kinds,
etc.). So is there anything I ought to do now (the kind of thing I'll
Regret Forever if I don't). The general idea is that the whole area should
thrive on a fair amount of neglect. I really excel at being lazy.

Galen Hekhuis NpD, JFR, GWA
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