permaculture

[Rain Tenaqiya <raincascadia@yahoo.com>]

I'm building a two acre foot pond to irrigate our permaculture demonstration 
site and I'm having difficulty identifying appropriate soil for building the 
dam and lining the pond.  We have quite a mix of soils varying from 
sandstone-derived loam to serpentine-derived clay.  Is the clay content the 
most important variable?  We have some very high clay content soil that has a 
crystal like structure when exposed.  It is very expansive, and when dry, it 
gets blocky and is easily broken up.  I think it would be fine where it will 
be under other layers or always wet.  Does anyone have any answers or 
comments on this?
 
Thanks,
 
Rain



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=https://lists.ibiblio.org/sympa/arc/permaculture/2009-May/033160.html
=while the World Health Organization website says, as of May 1,
=http://www.who.int/csr/don/2009_05_01/en/index.html
=Country     Cases     Deaths
= Mexico      156        9

BBC News just now:

SWINE FLU:

Confirmed death toll in Mexico rises by three to 19 people