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The pond sounds like a good idea, but it will not dry out your property. Ponds don’t suck water out of wet clay soil. ((However)) the material that you would excavate while building the pond could be used to elevate your back yard which would most likely improve the wetness situation. Just make sure you always maintain positive drainage away from your home.
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Yes, but he can’t design his drainage system on the assumption that there will be a porous layer of sand/gravel once he digs down. Unless you dig a few test pits, you have to assume poor soil conditions exist to a reasonable depth. Before I built my pond, I dug a few test pits to see what I was getting into. I dug through about 4 feet of dense clay, then I hit soft shale. I dug to about 10 feet where I hit harder shale and couldn’t efficiently dig anymore with my machine. Normally shale is not considered a good pond bottom as it can leak, however, each test hole filled up with water overnight, so I was obviously into the water table. Either way, you are going to have excavated material…. might as well use it to improve the grades in the back yard.
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I wouldn’t worry too much. I’m sure there is a way to solve the drainage problem.
I would have your buddy do the test pit at the bottom exactly where you plan on building your pond…. If it’s not too difficult for him to get his machine down there.
If you are able to dig thru the clay to some porous layer, then your problem is solved, but you will not be building a pond there, you’ll be building a dry-well.
Its probably smart to get some expert advice. I would contact a local civil engineering firm that does a lot of drainage work. Have their guy meet you out there when you dig the test pit. Do you have a topographic survey? That would help in the decision making process as well.
In our area in NY, a pond like yours would not require any permits if less than one acre in size. Check out your State’s Dept. of Natural Resources website….
http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/water/fhp/waterway/ponds.htm
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