About Pond & Shore PA

Know which permits your project needs, who issues them, what to prepare, and how far ahead, with the date we last checked each fact.

Who we are

Pond & Shore PA is an independent guide for people who own the water in Pennsylvania: farm and backyard pond owners, lakefront homeowners and the volunteer boards of private lake communities. It is operated by WeldonPC, an Ohio technology company. We are not a government agency, a conservation district, Penn State Extension or an association, and nothing here is a permit or an application.

Why it exists

How we check facts

Every rule, fee and deadline is a fact with a source and a date. We read the regulation, form or agency page itself, never a summary of a summary, and show "Checked" with the date beside it. Facts older than about thirteen months turn amber; after two years they turn red and any PDF containing them goes off sale until the next check. The full register is on Sources & Verification and in /facts.json.

Corrections

Every fact has a "This may be outdated" button. Flags are reviewed at the next yearly check. There is no contact form and no phone line: the site runs itself, and for permit questions the agency on each card is the right place to ask.

How the site pays for itself

Optional PDFs (a handbook, a logbook, a lake board planner and personalized project plans) and paid listings for pond and lake businesses. The public guide pages also carry one banner ad from AdEngine, the small ad network run by WeldonPC, which sets no cookies (see Privacy). No tracking cookies, no data sales.

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