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Unfortunately it’s illegal to dig ponds on your property without a permit and the appropriate water rights in some areas. There’s a whole field of law around wa
by docandrew 3y ago
Unfortunately it’s illegal to dig ponds on your property without a permit and the appropriate water rights in some areas. There’s a whole field of law around water rights and these sorts of permits, it’s really wild. You need an engineering plan with the expected evaporation rate and then need to describe how you’d replace the water you took from some downstream, more senior rights holder.
- bequanna 3y agoWhich states? I think this is heavily dependent on the size of pond, size of waterway you’re impeding and the jurisdiction.
- docandrew 3y agoColorado, for one: https://www.cpr.org/2021/02/18/arkansas-river-basin-water-rights-illegal-ponds/ https://www.cpr.org/2021/02/18/arkansas-river-basin-water-ri...