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farm pond help!
i recently bought a property with a 1/2 acre farm pond, which was of course
one of the strongest selling points. i havent' moved in yet, but upon further inspection, i have some concerns about the pond. first, the drainfield from the septic tank of the house has some major problems...the inspector ran some dye through the system and with the kitchen faucet running 30+ minutes, the water perks up out of the ground from the drainfield. of course, the seller is responsible for fixing it, but i'm concerned it may have leached into the pond over the yeas. the standing water is about 30 yards from the pond but it appears to be moving away from the pond. i'm having the local well-servicing company run some tests on the pond water for e. coli, fecal chlorophorm and i think plain old fecal...crap. i realize there's lots of bacteria in a pond naturally and SOME goose/duck/fish/frog crap, but what amounts of the above stuff are considered natural? what amounts will be safe for the bass i plan on stocking? what amounts are safe for swimming? if the sewage IS leaching into the pond, how long will it take to dissipate after the septic system is repaired? WILL it dissipate? second, the pond already has some smatterings of algae and i'd bet that it was frozen as recent as 3 weeks ago. isn't that awful quick for the algae to start forming? i have not seen this pond in the summer, but i'm concerned it's gonna be one huge algae slick. third, i've also noticed that the pond is very shallow. it's probably pretty old and has silted in. what kind of cost am i looking at to have it redug if i decide to drain it? whether or not i redig it, will i be able to establish any aquatic vegetation like lilly pads, cattails, etc. for cover for the fish? can i plant these in the pond bottom, or will i have to use pots? there IS a stocked trout stream running through my property near the pond, so if i have to refill, i could probably pump water out of that to fill the pond. any advice will be greatly appreciated! thanks, eddie |
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farm pond help!
Eddie wrote in message ... i recently bought a property with a 1/2 acre farm pond, which was of course one of the strongest selling points. i havent' moved in yet, but upon further inspection, i have some concerns about the pond. Your questions are very good ones, and probably cannot be answered definitively without an on site inspection. My only contribution is to say that the human strains of E.Coli are distinguishable from that of other animals, and usually animal E.Coli are not toxic to humans (but human strains can be). However, presence of E.Coli of any species suggests fecal contamination and makes swimming, etc, aesthetically unpleasant. Perhaps your local county agricultural agent can suggest a qualified pond inspector. |
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