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Homeowners, HOA and city table Broccoli Ridge stormwater complaint; board asks HOA to gather engineering quotes
Summary
Residents from Broccoli Ridge described standing water, algae, dead fish and mosquitoes in backyards after nearby development. The board directed the HOA to provide engineering firm contacts and tabled the item pending an engineering review and a follow-up meeting in about two weeks.
Homeowners from Broccoli Ridge told the Greenwood Board of Public Works and Safety on Aug. 4 that runoff from a recently built neighborhood is overwhelming an 8-inch field tile and causing persistent standing water, bad odors and mosquito problems in backyards.
Resident Jesse Angel of 203 Kennick Drive described months of standing water, dead fish and mosquitoes and said he installed two 80-foot pipes and regraded his yard to move water through the new lines. "I don't intentionally go against the rules... I put in the pipes and everything. And the only thing now is that the water that was standing on our backyard... is going through the pipes," he said. David Pellegrini, president of the Broccoli Ridge HOA, told the board the HOA supports the homeowners and called the issue “not only a drainage issue but a health issue.”
City engineering staff explained that the tile in question is private subdivision drainage, not city-owned, and noted the Johnson County/gas-company work in the area had interrupted an existing field tile in a separate event. City staff repeatedly said that fixes must be engineered: "There's been no drainage calculations provided to us to modify that veil to become an enclosed systems. So engineering is not going to approve anything without saying those type of items," a city engineer said.
The board did not order immediate removal of homeowner-installed pipes; a homeowner said he would remove them if an engineered city-approved reroute is provided. Board members asked the HOA to provide names of civil engineering firms to give quotes and to coordinate submissions to city staff. The board moved to table the matter and set a follow-up in about two weeks for staff and HOA to provide engineering-quote contacts and additional information.
Board and staff clarified that any capital construction to reroute drainage would likely require HOA deliberation and a vote of homeowners before the HOA could commit funds, and the city did not pledge to pay any HOA costs. The board asked staff to stay engaged and to bring proposals and cost estimates back to the board for further action.
