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Residents raise drainage, standing-water concerns; district engineers outline stormwater response
Summary
After Tropical Storm Debbie residents reported standing water and mold concerns; District Engineer Charlie Krebs said the stormwater system reached capacity but flowed and recommended options including adding a drainage connection to bypass pipes into a lake; Premier Lakes reported increased maintenance and equipment repairs.
Several River Ridge residents raised drainage and standing-water concerns during the Aug. 27 board meeting, and district staff described recent repairs and recommended mitigations following Tropical Storm Debbie.
Resident Ed Nowak asked the board to respond to an Aug. 6 letter about the Pinehurst and Master drainage systems and was asked to resend the letter to staff. District Engineer Charlie Krebs said parts of the community received "almost 8 inches of rain in two or three days" while roads are designed for roughly 5½ inches in 24 hours; the stormwater system flowed but reached capacity. He said MRI’s replacement of Pinehurst valley gutter inlet grates is about 80% complete and that staff may add a drainage connection to Lake E1-A so water can bypass pipes and inlets and flow directly into the lake.
A resident reported standing water coming up through a slab and said it was causing mold. Krebs said he does not believe the standing water is the cause because other units did not report similar issues and recalled earlier statements that standing water had been an ongoing occurrence; he asked Mr. Long to comment at the next meeting. Resident Christine Mantilia asked whether fire trucks could draw water from the lakes to lower levels; Krebs replied this is not typical, could pull plants and fish into pumps and would require approval from the South Florida Water Management District.
Separately, Bill Kurth of Premier Lakes reported the lakes "appear to be in very good shape," preserves and dry-retention maintenance is underway, crews removed fallen trees from the Florida Power & Light ditch ahead of an impending tropical storm, and a Lake H1-B nano-bubbler repair will be completed the following day. Staff said Premier Lakes increased service frequency from quarterly to monthly during the rainy season and that proposals for electrical work to relocate a compressor in Masters Lake will be presented by operations staff and Premier Lakes.
The board asked staff to include drainage concerns and a request for Mr. Long to comment on the standing-water complaint on the next meeting agenda.
