Well, I thank you guys for all the help but it's that time of the year to put this aside and take care of family obligations. My next step is to visit the authorities again (in Jan) and see if I can't get the district's engineer's to do me a favor in providing a little guidance and analysis...
Don't have much time at the moment to post but the storm Debby brought us (locally) about 10"~12" in 24 hours.
The subdivision is 10 years old and the frequency of flooding is about once every 3 years (three former flood events like this).
If you look at the aerial photo you can see that the...
Ok, here some links to photos....Keep in mind that the storm peak was at around 8 P.M. and it was too dark to take photos so some of these were taken the morning after and one or two a couple days later...
Thanks for that posting as it gives me some much needed perspective. The flooding, at the street level, is near 20~24" as best I could measure it from ground level near my mailbox and close to the storm drain grate.
The lawn area is covered from this same flood water but absolutely is not due to...
Well, I don't know the elevation but it probably would be impossible to flood the first floor of our homes. I've had an elevation survey done for purposes of flood insurance and I recieved a LOMA (essentially a map ammendment to indicate the home is at a level above the flood plain) and the...
I know it's a dumb question to you guys but I need a concise definition of what exactly is a 100 year plan.
Does this mean that the frequency of storms, worst case, that would produce a failure of the storm drainage system, by whatever means, is defective and below design expectations?
Would a...
By operation do you mean instructions on levels to operate and instructions not to exceed, and so forth?
As an aside, I did verify that the frequency is supposed to be 100 year interval.
Well, I got everything you said Lincoln, and then some.....
They (the HOA) did not get the permits and compliance certification(s) needed for the latest modification. The last permit pulled was for the original pond construction in 1996. There's no record of any other permit since.
I asked if...
They have already referred the matter to their attorney as a result of our insistence that if they don't act then we would seek an injunction. This argument stems from their insistence that we (my neighbor and I) simply need to suck it up and put up with recurrent flooding (every 3~5 years) from...
Well, this just gets worse....
The latest is that the HOA just repaired what they say was a shoreline erosion problem. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt but it seems to me that if it indeed eroded then all the material that comprised the shoreline before is still there within the confines...
LOL, not quite....I meant that the fish are schooling, in groups, and swimming in about 18~24 inches of water in front of my home and nearly up to the top of the driveway....Hard to explain here but no flooded swimming pools....
Yes, that's what I've intuitively known for awhile....thanks
Well, some probably died but I didn't see any dead fish but all were actually alive, some swimming in pools, at or near my home foundation to the street level where they came from...They seemed to be able to find their way back...
Yes, I thought of the storage of the fish pond itself and the fact that it rises considerably before finally spilling over.
The fact that it floods on average every 3 to four years, and it does cause property damage to private property, seems to suggest that he didn't get it right in my...
The pond is wholly Ornamental. I think you hit the nail on the proverbial head in that this may have been an afterthought. Something like this was mentioned anecdotally by someone else in the community.
Good information, I'll pursue the report if it exists. It is hard to believe that they...
Hi guys...Firstly I am an EE so my knowledge of this kind of thing is limited.
I'll preface my question with this description of what we currently have in our community to manage storm overflow of a relatively large (approx 300'x150' by 8'?depth) ornamental fish pond.
When (severe) inclement...
