In this episode of Pond University, we talk with Scott Wagner, a Certified Agricultural Engineer with the Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). Scott has worked on pond construction and maintenance (among many other things) for over 18 years. Scott discusses the importance of proper planning and permitting for pond construction, and conducting annual inspections for maintaining your pond. He also provides a bunch of useful information and resources for pond management, including potential financial assistance for conservation projects. So, if you are thinking about building a new pond, or need help fixing a leaking pond; hopefully, this episode can help you.

USDA-NRCS website:

http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov

NRCS Ponds - Planning, Design, Construction Handbook:

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/16/stelprdb1246427.pdf

NRCS Field Office Technical Guide:

https://efotg.sc.egov.usda.gov/#/details

Web Soil Survey:

https://websoilsurvey.nrcs.usda.gov/app/

Indiana Soil and Water Conservation Districts:

http://wordpress.iaswcd.org

Indiana DNR Division of Water:

https://www.in.gov/dnr/water/

Indiana Waterways Inquires Request Portal:

https://www.in.gov/waterways/

Indiana 811:

https://indiana811.org/

IDNR Lake and River Enhancement Program:

https://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/2364.htm

NRCS Pond Inspection Checklist:

https://www.nrcs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/nrcs144p2_030195.xls

Mitch’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mzischke&intDirDeptID=15

Mitch’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/TheAussieWahoo

Megan’s profile page:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/Profile.aspx?strAlias=mlgunn&intDirDeptID=15

Megan’s twitter:

https://twitter.com/_TFFP

Pond and wildlife management website:

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/

Natural Resources University website:

https://naturalresourcesuniversity.libsyn.com/

Purdue’s Department of Forestry and Natural Resources website:

https://ag.purdue.edu/fnr/Pages/default.aspx

Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant website:

https://iiseagrant.org/

Contact us!

https://extension.purdue.edu/pondwildlife/contact-us/