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Resident urges city help after repeated drainage problems in new subdivision
Summary
Resident Alan McHarg told council that surface drainage in his new development is routed to exposed dirt rather than a designed drainage system; he said the original plans require lots to drain into the city drainage system engineered for a 100-year event and asked the city to coordinate with HOA directors and the developer.
Alan McHarg, a resident at 407 Rainmaker Lane, used his citizen-comment slot to describe ongoing stormwater and surface-drainage issues at a new subdivision where he lives.
McHarg said more than 100 homes in the development are draining onto exposed back-of-lot dirt instead of into the recorded drainage system and said the original engineering drawings require lot drainage to flow to a defined system that can withstand up to a 100-year rain event. "It's very clear in the bylaws for our development in the original drawings that the city did that all lots need to drain into a drainage system," he said, adding that the management company and HOA board have limited engagement and that his privately hired engineer'so far'proposes rebuilding the features as they were, which McHarg said may not solve the underlying design deficiency.
McHarg told council he has compiled detailed documentation spanning five years and offered to meet with staff. The mayor and city staff acknowledged the concern and the resident thanked public-works and construction staff for prior assistance; staff will follow up with the resident following the meeting.
