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Post by Bob on Jan 22, 2024 17:17:07 GMT -6
I’ve been having talks with my county about pond digging. I was surprised about how quickly they said it could be done. There is language in the county codes that says if it’s over 1000 yards of material it requires a variance, the soil and water board has to come look at it, then letters to the public, and then the meeting to vote yes or no. Said whole affair should take 4-8 weeks.
Got the wetland ruling over the phone, and he said no other agency has jurisdiction over the dig other than the county.
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 22, 2024 18:16:14 GMT -6
I’ve been having talks with my county about pond digging. I was surprised about how quickly they said it could be done. There is language in the county codes that says if it’s over 1000 yards of material it requires a variance, the soil and water board has to come look at it, then letters to the public, and then the meeting to vote yes or no. Said whole affair should take 4-8 weeks. Got the wetland ruling over the phone, and he said no other agency has jurisdiction over the dig other than the county. That’s really good if you only need county approval. Pond building isn’t cheap, but it should increase the property value by more than you spend.
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Post by Bob on Jan 22, 2024 19:47:14 GMT -6
I’m just trying to figure out what it’s gonna cost to move all the dirt. So far it’s way higher than I expected. Stable water may be down 8’.
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 22, 2024 19:54:50 GMT -6
I’m just trying to figure out what it’s gonna cost to move all the dirt. So far it’s way higher than I expected. Stable water may be down 8’. Is it dry enough to use a bulldozer? My new place was bone dry, so my bulldozer guy was able to dig about 1/3 acre pond down to 8 feet in the middle in one day of work. Roughly $1500 for that. I had that work done a month ago since I was worried a wet spring could make digging that way impossible. I think it would cost a little more if you had to use an excavator to dig out the hole and a bulldozer to move the dirt away from the pond. How big of a pond are you looking to make? The bigger the better if you ask me.
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 22, 2024 19:58:45 GMT -6
Remember, if you are building a pond to hunt or shoot over, bigger is not always better. But if you are building a pond just to have a pond. It does not cost that much more to go big when the equipment is already there.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 22, 2024 20:13:37 GMT -6
All this pond talk really makes me want a pond
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 22, 2024 20:18:21 GMT -6
All this pond talk really makes me want a pond There is a formula for how many acres of grade you need per cubic feet of water you want your pond to maintain. It’s pretty important.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 22, 2024 20:24:33 GMT -6
All this pond talk really makes me want a pond There is a formula for how many acres of grade you need per cubic feet of water you want your pond to maintain. It’s pretty important. so if I want a pond that I am paying for, who is my first call to?
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 22, 2024 20:26:17 GMT -6
There is a formula for how many acres of grade you need per cubic feet of water you want your pond to maintain. It’s pretty important. so if I want a pond that I am paying for, who is my first call to? County soil and water office is the first place. They will tell you if you need to get secondary approval elsewhere.
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 22, 2024 20:41:15 GMT -6
There is a formula for how many acres of grade you need per cubic feet of water you want your pond to maintain. It’s pretty important. so if I want a pond that I am paying for, who is my first call to? As long as you aren’t building one in a wetland it should be pretty easy to get approval. It might be tough to dig one deep enough for fish, but fairly easy to make one for wildlife. I’m hoping mine will be big enough for some duck hunting.
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 22, 2024 20:42:34 GMT -6
I’m going to put mud minnows in there too so I have a lifetime supply of awesome walleye bait.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 22, 2024 20:44:12 GMT -6
so if I want a pond that I am paying for, who is my first call to? As long as you aren’t building one in a wetland it should be pretty easy to get approval. It might be tough to dig one deep enough for fish, but fairly easy to make one for wildlife. I’m hoping mine will be big enough for some duck hunting. if I can't have fish, I won't have one built
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Post by MoBuckChaser on Jan 22, 2024 20:47:26 GMT -6
As long as you aren’t building one in a wetland it should be pretty easy to get approval. It might be tough to dig one deep enough for fish, but fairly easy to make one for wildlife. I’m hoping mine will be big enough for some duck hunting. if I can't have fish, I won't have one built The boys you get the blinds from built one at their place in Mn that is about 1.5 acres in size, 6-7’ deep, is aerated and they have great panfish in it.
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 22, 2024 20:48:44 GMT -6
As long as you aren’t building one in a wetland it should be pretty easy to get approval. It might be tough to dig one deep enough for fish, but fairly easy to make one for wildlife. I’m hoping mine will be big enough for some duck hunting. if I can't have fish, I won't have one built You could get fish with an aerator, but it might be tough in your area to get fish without an aerator. The 40 acre lake down the road from my cabin is 20 feet deep and it winter killed last year. The pond on my neighbors place here is really low now and only has maybe 6’ of water. He has an aerator and the fish survive great.
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Post by smsmith on Jan 23, 2024 6:43:28 GMT -6
I had figured I'd need to aerate a pond if I wanted fish.
When I get home, I'll start the process and where it goes.
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