湘潭县属于丘陵地区,山塘星罗棋布,据1980年水面普查,全县有各类池塘59859处96537亩水面,其中半年塘和吃水塘分别为18851亩和33460亩,二者之和占池塘总面积的54.2％由于这些池塘蓄水能力低及人为控制投饵施肥,在较大程度上制约养鱼及粮食产量的提高。根据这一情况,1986年,县委、县政府提出了“恢复干劲,改进办法,重整旗鼓,大办水利”的口号,发动和组织群众修塘改水。经过四年奋战,全县改造山塘13000处计28000亩,其中达到高标准(混凝土护坡)的有15200亩;打各类水井74475座,解决了631580人的饮水问题,使18360亩吃水塘变为精养塘。共耗资2625.83万元,其中投资260万元,贷款310万元,集资2055.83万元,投入劳动工日1380万个,完成土石方625万 Xiangtan County belongs to hilly areas, dotted with ponds, according to the 1980 census of water, the county has 59859 ponds of various types of 96537 acres of water, of which half a year pond and eat ponds respectively 18851 mu and 33460 mu, the sum of the total pond area Of the 54.2% due to the low water storage capacity of these ponds and man-made feeding and fertilization, to a greater extent restrict the improvement of fish production and food production. According to this situation, in 1986, the county party committee and county government put forward the slogan of “restoring energy, improving measures, reorganizing themselves and doing a great deal of water conservancy”, and mobilizing and organizing the masses to cultivate ponds and change water. After four years of hard work, the county reconstructs 13,000 units of ponds at a total area of ​​28,000 mu, of which 15,200 mu have reached a high standard (concrete slope protection); 74475 wells have been drilled to solve the drinking problem of 631580 people, For intensive pond. A total investment of 26,258,800 yuan, of which 2.6 million yuan investment, loans 3.1 million yuan, fund-raising 20,558,300 yuan, 13.8 million labor day, the completion of 6.25 million earthwork