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“Ponds can be useful in more than one way,” according to John Jeffries of the Soil Conservation Service.
“Ponds are now serving a variety of purposes, including water for livestock and irrigation, fish production, field and orchard spraying, fire protection, wildlife habitat, debris basin, recreation and landscape improvement.”
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