I'm sure today there would have to be an environmental impact study, and a soil erosion and sediment study, along with permits for both. Then, you'd need a grading permit, and a creek crossing permit, and there would need to be a hydraulic engineering plan approval, structural engineering plan approval, as well as water flow study, because it looks like the water way was straightened out which apparently increases water flow velocity, increasing the risk of flooding down stream... or so they say...
There used to be a time when you owned property, the property was yours, and you could do as you wish with it. Now, you really don't own anything. Someone else has control and you are really just renting it from the school district. Don't believe me? Don't pay your school taxes for year and see how fast they put a public auction notice on your door. To me, that means the school district is renting the property to you.
Regardless, I love seeing pictures like these. I'm a big fan of engineered waterways and water landscaping. I've always wanted a waterwheel on an old grist mill converted to an electric generator. thanks for posting this!
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