Pond construction, maintenance workshop to be held in Rockport Event Location: Event Date: (Photo courtesy Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District) Knox-Lincoln Soil & Water Conservation District, in partnership with the USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Somerset County Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD), is sponsoring a Pond Construction and Maintenance Workshop on Friday, June 4, from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., at the District office, at 893 West Street, in Rockport. “Constructed ponds can add value to a property – if properly built and maintained!” said KLSWCD, in a news release. The workshop will review the basics of designing, planning, constructing and maintaining a private pond as well as information on water testing.