There needs to be a lot of regulatory decapture. And with it massive unemployment among the predominantly left wing federal regulatory bureaucracy.
As for “navigable waters” goes, unless the principal use of said waters is commerce among the several States, I.e. they are actually used for navigable waters by shipping or transportation, they should not be in any way considered under federal oversight. Let the States concern themselves with waters of only local interest.
The ponds are more than 40 miles away from the nearest actual navigable water body..