| Yes the hill in the back is good and bad. Good part is easier to make a waterfall. Their is a drain line on the bottom of the filter pit that will drain out into the side yard. Shouldn't have to worry about a flooding problem in filter house. Their is a 12" lip along the back line.
The bad part is A** neighbor that can't be hurt by the run off water in any way is complaining and won't give up. Their is a fairly steep bank on the back side of the pond that the borough won't let me put up a retaining wall.
Make sure you have nice neighbors. Their is an official swale along the back property line. I ask at the very beginning of getting my permit. The borough told me to check my deed to see if it is. I did and it didn't mention any thing. To make a long story short I fixed the swale 3 times according to what the borough wanted and I even have a written letter stating it was correct. But the story is not over yet. I will be raking out the swale again tomorrow.
I just like the soft figure "8" shape. Is the "oval" better? It's way too late now. Will be filling the block with concrete on Wednesday with a pumper truck. Have a lot of work this weekend to get ready. |