Alex Arn

Obviously, I didn't pursue this idea, as that land was for sale 2 years ago.  That said I wonder, would a swale fall under that permit rule from the state engineering office?  Or does that apply to catchment that doesn't allow rainfall to enter into the soil?  I have to admit, I find the rainwater rules in Western states to be weird.
Yeah I missed how old the thread was.

I chatted with on the state engineers recently on this very  topic since I plan to build a series of surge retention area to reduce erosion.  Short answer, it’s a gray area but if is clearly designed to drain or soak in it’s probably fine.  Given how wet this year has been there are plenty of areas on my land that are currently full of standing water that are normally dry within hours.

Anything involving storage of water for longer than 24 hours requires permitting from the state engineering office.   It not a complicated process but it something that takes time.

Trees are hard to grow here.  The wind dries them out and the winters are long.  I would go take a look at the site before you buy and make sure you understand who has mineral rights.

Either apple maggot or codling moth.Slice it opened and if it ate the seeds it’s the moth.

Endgrain flooring used to be common in workshops and it seems like a good use for what you have.

Not exactly close but Central Milling ships and they have a wide selection of flours both organic and not.  Their pizza flour is amazing.

Awesome.  Your project has been a major inspiration for us on our property.  Hoping we can get the first pond started next year.

Hi Wayne.  Any updates from this summer?

Just made this cake a few days ago.  Uses eggs and sugar for the leavening and it’s kind of amazing,

https://food52.com/recipes/85494-cardamom-cake-recipe-niloufer-ichaporia-king

Make sure you take a look at the spillway, that should give you an idea of where the excess water should go.

Terraces without retaining walls are suitable at slopes of 3:1, 18.4 degrees, 33% or less.   Terraces with retaining walls can go up to 2:1, 26.6 degrees, 50%.