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Residents report standing water and mold after Tropical Storm Debbie; district engineer says system reached capacity but flowed
Summary
River Ridge residents told the board that standing water after Tropical Storm Debbie is entering some units and causing mold; District Engineer Charlie Krebs said the system handled nearly 8 inches of rain, reached capacity but continued to flow, and staff will follow up on site-specific complaints.
Residents at the River Ridge Community Development District meeting on Aug. 27 urged the board to address standing-water problems they say followed Tropical Storm Debbie.
A resident told the board their unit experienced standing water coming up through the slab and subsequent mold issues. District Engineer Charlie Krebs said he did not believe that standing water alone caused the resident’s mold problem because other units did not report similar damage, and he noted the stormwater system ‘‘reached its capacity’’ after receiving ‘‘almost 8 inches of rain in two or three days’’ while roads and controls are designed for roughly ‘‘5½ inches of rain over a 24-hour period.’’ Krebs said parts of the system flowed unobstructed despite the heavy rainfall.
Krebs reported MRI’s work replacing Pinehurst valley gutter inlet grates is about 80% complete and that he will check the schedule for the asphalt patch. He told Mr. Long the club could consider adding a drainage connection to bypass pipe inlets and route water directly into Lake E1-A to relieve some flows; that change would require coordination with The Club and subsequent review.
At the meeting, Premier Lakes representative Bill Kurth said the lakes and preserves ‘‘appear to be in very good shape,’’ crews removed fallen trees from an FPL ditch and outfall structure ahead of the tropical storm, and the contractor increased service frequency from quarterly to monthly for the rainy season. Kurth also said a Lake H1-B nano-bubbler repair would be completed the next day.
District staff asked residents to provide photographs of specific problem areas for staff review. Chair Bob Schultz requested that Mr. Long comment on the standing-water complaint and include it on the next meeting agenda for additional follow-up.
What the district said it will do next
- District Engineer Charlie Krebs will confirm the schedule for remaining MRI work and whether roadways or curbs were damaged. - Staff asked the complaining resident to re-submit documentation (photos or the Aug. 6 letter previously referenced) so staff can investigate and report back at a future meeting.
No formal remediation plan or inspection outcome was recorded in the meeting minutes.
