Status Issues
1. The pond is now unofficially named "Shareholders Pond", in honor of the
many members that have become part of the project.

2. The VF is dug. It is about 10 feet wide and 5 feet across. The pond will
feed one end which will be (I want to dig this area deeper, right now it is
just 12 inches deep) about 24 inches deep. The pump sits at the opposite end
in about 16 inches of water. The remaining space varies in depths of 8-14
inches (Picture speed bumps). I am trying an experiment to see if the deep
feed, and varying depths before the pump help with sediment fallout.

3. I began grading the area around the pond and VF this weekend. I now
realize that without filling my yard in and raising my shed, and my
neighbors shed, I won't get a nice natural grade. So for this phase, the
dirt on the low side will just be piled there. At the end of the season, if
I have budget I will build a retaining wall that will look much nicer.

4. Now that the area is graded a bit, I can see I have a low spot on the
pond edge. I started scraping back about 2-3 inches of dirt to allow the
liner to overlap the pond edges. I am working to level this line, so I can
minimize exposed liner. I don't want to see liner if at all possible.

Task for This Week
1. Get some pictures on-line
2. Determine pump size
3. Determine actual size of ponds, as they have turned out a bit bigger then
expected.
4. Find source for liner and order liner
5. Get plumbing in the ground

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