Mmathis
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I'm doing some off-season pond renovations. Pulled back a section of liner the other day in order to dig a little deeper, and instantly ran into ground water. And of course, the more I dug, the more water filled up the hole(s).
I'd love to continue my work, but need to get rid of the water first. It's about 2-3 feet down from ground level. What's the best way to get rid of the water, muddy water, I might add?
We've had an unusually wet fall/winter, so I'm not surprised. We just had foundation work done about a month ago, and they had to use a sump pump to drain the holes they dug -- boy what a mess that was!
And given our history of ground water [even when we dug the pond!], I'm about 99% sure the water isn't from a pond leak.

Here's a pic I took yesterday.
I'd love to continue my work, but need to get rid of the water first. It's about 2-3 feet down from ground level. What's the best way to get rid of the water, muddy water, I might add?
We've had an unusually wet fall/winter, so I'm not surprised. We just had foundation work done about a month ago, and they had to use a sump pump to drain the holes they dug -- boy what a mess that was!
And given our history of ground water [even when we dug the pond!], I'm about 99% sure the water isn't from a pond leak.

Here's a pic I took yesterday.