Why is the water a muddy green?
The fill that was used to give the pond a mud bottom so that animals might burrow into the mud to hibernate for the winter is yellow. When the sky is very blue, the blue and the yellow combine to make a sort of pea soup green. In addition the movement of ducks, turtles and fish disturb the fine silt on the bottom and the particles suspended in the water give it the opaque appearance. While the water color is unattractive, the animals appear healthy. We are working with our pond maintenance company to address the issues of clarity and color.
