Myothername
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 17, 2010
I first noticed the water standing next to my foundation in April. I live in the south where we get a lot of rain so standing water is not unusual. Well the water never went away. So I dug a small trench about 3 inches wide to let the water run away from the foundation. The trench got longer and longer and I eventually dug a small frog pond I call it. Right now it measures about 4 x 4 and is about a foot deep. The pond stays full but it is not just water running away from the foundation. The spring appears to be in a rather large area about 20 x 20. The soil stays damp there now.
I’ve checked for water leaks and no water leaks (water meter doesn’t move even when no one is home for hours plus my water bill stays very low). It doesn’t smell so its not the septic tank which is nearby. Plus there is dryer soil between the septic system and the wet area.
Not sure what I can do with it. I am thinking of making it bigger and deeper and putting in fish. The frogs love it so it must be pretty good water. I have seen the solar water fountains which might be fun to put in to add oxygen to the water for the fish. Anyone have a spring problem or put in a small fish pond?
I’ve checked for water leaks and no water leaks (water meter doesn’t move even when no one is home for hours plus my water bill stays very low). It doesn’t smell so its not the septic tank which is nearby. Plus there is dryer soil between the septic system and the wet area.
Not sure what I can do with it. I am thinking of making it bigger and deeper and putting in fish. The frogs love it so it must be pretty good water. I have seen the solar water fountains which might be fun to put in to add oxygen to the water for the fish. Anyone have a spring problem or put in a small fish pond?