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Resident John DeGado urges town to fix stormwater runoff from Mountainside Woods development
Summary
Resident John DeGado told the Town of Lloyd board that gutters and foundation-drain piping from three new houses are directing stormwater onto his property and toward a Class C stream; the board said it will ask the town engineer and inspector to re-check the development and require fixes where the construction departs from approved plans.
John DeGado told the Town of Lloyd board at its Sept. 3 workshop that runoff and foundation-drain piping from three newly built houses in the Mountainside Woods subdivision are discharging onto his property and toward a nearby stream, causing standing water at his gate after storms.
"I was looking to access my property and there's about four inches of water there," DeGado said, offering to show the video he recorded to the board. He said gutters and perforated foundation drain pipe were routed toward the rear of the houses and into a trench that he says comes within about 5 feet of a stream he described as a New York State Class C waterway.
The board heard staff explain that the developer had been told to move gutters and add an additional swale; the building inspector has directed some changes but the resident said more work is needed. "They put a pipe in and they dug another trench but it's still going towards the creek," DeGado said.
Supervisor (name not given in the transcript) and other board members said they would schedule an engineer and the building inspector to re-inspect the site and compare the constructed work to the approved plans. The supervisor told DeGado the town wants to verify that the drainage was built as designed and asked the engineering firm and Dave Barton (building department director) to review the site and report back.
Board members discussed options the developer and town could use to reduce off-site flow, including regrading, installing an additional swale, correcting gutter discharge direction and ensuring foundation drains are properly routed to storm conveyances. The resident told the board he had checked town and state rules and emphasized that water should not be discharged onto neighboring property.
The board did not take a formal vote but agreed to follow up with an engineering inspection and to keep DeGado informed of corrective actions. The town said any required fixes would be framed by the approved subdivision plans and the building inspector's findings.
Next steps: the board will arrange for the engineer and Dave Barton to inspect the site, confirm whether constructed drainage matches approved plans, and report back to the board and to DeGado.
