Pond sealing method
OwnerJames A. Hennisinventor
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Abstract
A method of treating a pond, lake or other body of water to improve the retention of water includes treating the ground at the bed of the pond with bentonite clay, a super absorbent polymer, a polysaccharide, and a polymer flocculant. The bentonite clay can be granulated #16 Wyoming bentonite clay, the super absorbent polymer can be granulated polyacrylamide, the polysaccharide can be granulated carboxy methyl cellulose, and the polymer flocculant can be a high-performance polymer flocculant, such as 2-Propenoic Acid, polymer with 2-Promenamide, sodium salt 90-100%.
Claims18
A method of rendering ground substantially impermeable to water comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a kit comprising bentonite clay, a super absorbent polymer, carboxy methyl cellulose, and a polymer flocculant;
- (b) spreading the bentonite clay over the ground;
- (c) spreading the super absorbent polymer over the ground;
- (d) spreading the carboxy methyl cellulose over the ground;
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- (e) spreading the polymer flocculant over the ground.
A method of making a body of water comprising the following steps in order:
- (a) providing a bed of soil;
- (b) applying about 2000 to 3000 pounds of bentonite clay to the bed per acre of soil at a rate of approximately 0.046 pounds per square foot;
- (c) applying about 200 pounds of polyacrylamide to the bed per acre of soil at a rate of approximately 0.004 pounds per square foot;
- (d) applying about 350 pounds of a polysaccharide to the bed per acre of soil at a rate of approximately 0.008 pounds per square foot;
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- (e) applying about 250 pounds of a polymer flocculant to the bed per acre of soil at a rate of approximately 0.006 pounds per square foot.
A method of treating an existing pond or lake to improve retention of water in the pond or lake, the method comprising:
- (a) providing a kit comprised of materials for applying to a bed of the pond or lake to make the bed more impermeable to water, the kit comprising bentonite clay, a super absorbent polymer, a polysaccharide, and a polymer flocculant;
- (b) providing a delivery apparatus comprising a watercraft and a spreader device carried on the watercraft and adapted for dispensing the kit materials into the pond or lake;
- (c) positioning the watercraft on the water of the lake or pond and dispensing the kit materials into the pond or lake via the spreader device;
- (d) dispensing about 2000 to 3000 pounds of bentonite clay per acre into the water at a rate of approximately 0.046 pounds per square foot;
- (e) dispensing about 200 pounds of polyacrylamide per acre into the water at a rate of approximately 0.004 pounds per square foot;
- (f) dispensing about 350 pounds of the polysaccharide per acre into the water at a rate of approximately 0.008 pounds per square foot;
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- (g) dispensing about 250 pounds of the polymer flocculant per acre into the water at a rate of approximately 0.006 pounds per square foot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.