Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Get email alerts on the Stormwater topic
No spam. Unsubscribe anytime.
Resident urges detention‑pond redesign, says basin drains too quickly and causes erosion
Summary
Bruce Stanfill told the Garden Ridge Planning and Zoning Commission that a nearby basin functions like a funnel, not a detention pond, draining within hours instead of the recommended 24–36 hours and causing erosion onto adjacent lots.
Bruce Stanfill told commissioners during the citizen comment period that a large basin near Turner Ridge and Cedar Cavern "never fills up more than a half to maybe two thirds" and appears to lack an outlet control. He said the feature behaves "basically a funnel as opposed to a detention or retention pond," drains within a few hours after heavy rain rather than the recommended 24–36 hours, and has led to erosion into neighboring yards.
Stanfill asked the city to require future detention design that uses a nozzle‑style outlet to hold and slowly release stormwater and to consider the erosion damage he has observed. The comment was taken as public input and not acted on at the meeting; technical drainage design and enforcement were described by staff as matters addressed during subdivision engineering and plan review.
