Lagoon #174 Update

4:00PM - Repaired remainder of damaged lawn. Did not fix the previously reported problems with the irrigation system. One head is buried, another head is partially buried (heads are in different zones).

5:30PM Update - Grading and putting sod down in the common area at the end of Orchid Lane.

Lagoon #172 Update

4:15PM - Damaged sidewalk area was been formed and ready for cement yesterday. Worker was putting finishing touches on the new cement sidewalk poured earlier today.

Lagoon #175 Update

4:45PM -Seeded the embankment and installed the Enkamat material . Cleaning up the adjacent street area.

Lagoon #183 Update

4:30PM - Lagoon has been dewatered and ready for excavation. Dewatering disclosed a very large littoral shelf.

Lagoon #175 Update

2:30PM - Rebuilding the embankment on the lagoon's NW corner that couldn't be reached by the excavators.

Lagoon #183 Update

2:30PM - The excavator operators were trying to get the pump started to begin dewatering process. They were having problems with the pump. Pumping started late in the afternoon for about 1 hour. Photo is pre-reconstruction of the lagoon.

Lagoon #176 Update

2:30PM - Excavation appears to be completed. Major clean-up and repair of the landscape is required. Both excavators and the large pump have been moved over to the adjacent lagoon #183.

Lagoon #174 Update

8:45AM -Workers arrived to "pull" the plug in the curb inlet. They were told not to pull it until the corner of the lagoon that had eroded was fixed. The PBG Superintendent on site arrived and after much discussion told the workers to pull the plug. He said corporate gave him orders to return all rental "plugs" today.

9:00 AM Update - Todd Doupona arrived after they had started pulling the curb inlet plug. Todd said that they needed the plug elsewhere. He immediately got the landscaping crew on site to start fixing the corner of the lagoon that had eroded due to water coming from the wetlands via the defective lagoon #175 rip-rap overflow.

2:00 PM Update -Seeding the embankment, repaired some of the damaged lawn.

4:30PM Update - The landscaping crew ( many) spent the rest of the day on the project. They used wheelbarrows to bring the soil from streetside to the lagoon so they would not damage the lawn (or at least minimixe any damage). They also filled the large hole that had been dug previously for the large pump.

Lagoon #176 Update

11:30AM- Excavation continues. The two excavators have really made a mess of the Whitney's yard. The excavators are now really close to three lovely pine trees and concern is that the root systems of these three trees made be significantly damaged so that they will eventually die off. There is also concern that the underground viaduct pipe leading from the lagoon to the junction box in the side yard could posssibly be damaged from the weight of the excavators.

Lagoon #175 Update

8:45AM - Preparing to grade the common area next to the Pepper's home.

4:30PM - Common area has been finish graded and ready for sod to be installed.

Lagoon #176 Update

8:50AM-Both excavators continue to dredge the lagoon. Part of the embankment is higher than the rest of it. I assume they will "knock the high spot down" so it is level with the rest of the top of the embankment.
3:45PM Update - Apparently the contractor determined that there was too much gumbo to use on the embankment and decided to remove some of the material via dump trucks. One of the excavators is very close to the wetland and also very close to three large pine trees. Neighbors are concerned that the roots of the pine trees may be damaged. They are also upset that they weren't informed of the change in plans ahead of time.

Lagoon #172 Update

5:20PM-The NW corner embakment had been restored and new sod put down. There is a small area remaining for new sod installation. There is still more resodding, landscaping/replanting, and sidewalk repair remaining.

Lagoon #176 Update

5:00PM-They brought the 2 large excavators over from L-175 this morning. Excavation began today at approximately 1:00PM. Fish recovery also took place early this morning and late this afternoon. Any fish recovered were put into L-164 on French Garden Lane.

@5:00PM - Six workers arrived and started removing the soil dropped on the street by the dump trucks.

Lagoon #176 Update

4:30PM Sunday- The lagoon is drained down quite a bit now should be ready for excavation starting tomorrow. The above two photos show that there is a large littoral shelf covering about one-half of this lagoon.

Lagoon #176 Update

10:00AM Saturday - 3 PBG and 2 Landscaping Crew brought the large pump over from Lagoon #174 and began installing it.
1:30PM Update- The pump was installed and started dewatering the lagoon at approximately 1:00PM today.
7:00PM Update- The pump was "on" and operating at low speed and seemed very quiet. Approximately 15" of water had already been removed from the lagoon since the dewatering process began about 6 hours ago.

Lagoon #174 Update

9:00AM Saturday - 3 PBG and 2 Landscaping personnel began removal of the large pump. The pump was later brought over to Lagoon #176 on Amaryllis Lane and installed there.

Lagoon #175

9:15AM - Excess soil from dredging operation was being taken away using 3 dump trucks. Apparently the excavator couldn't reach the north end of the lagoon because the machine was sinking too far into the mud. Consequently, that end of the lagoon has not been dredged and that end of the embankment has not been built-up to the proper height yet.

Lagoon #172 Update

10:15AM -A green in-ground utility box has been installed on the north embankment (where the equipment access was). It's located just inside the boundary of the cement sidewalk.

Lagoon #176

This update has been corrected from the initial Post to show that the Preconstruction meeting was actually held on Wednesday afternoon.
Approximately 2:30PM - The Preconstruction meeting was held early yesterday afternoon (Wednesday). In attendance were Todd Doupona and Matt Raines from Pulte, and the three lagoon abutters - The Andreasons's, The Freemans, and Marion Dietrich. Members of the Phase 5 Lagoon Committee were not in attendance. Todd & Matt bumped into Warren after the meeting and provided him a brief update. Todd also mentioned to Warren that they may start L-176 a few days later than was discussed with the abutters because they (Pulte) wanted to get L-175 completed ASAP and would need both excavators at L-175.

Lagoon #174 Update

9:00AM- No activity at this time.

Lagoon #175 Update

8:45AM- The 1st excavator was in operation. The 2nd excavator was just being delivered via truck to this site. Two person survey team was taking readings streetside. Plan is to double-team the excavators to complete this lagoon.

Lagoon #172 Update

8:40AM- There were signs of digging activity but the worker was not on site. I believe he/she was up the street helping another T-W crew. No other activity at this time.

Lagoon #174 Update

9:15AM- Excavator operators were waiting for the surveying team to arrive. Surveying team is to verify depth before PBG moves the equipment from this lagoon.
9:50AM Update-Eleven landscape workers arrived and appear to be starting to finish-grade the embankment.

Lagoonn #175 Update

9:00AM-Pump is "off". Lagoon has been drained.

Lagoon #172 Update

8:55AM- Hargray crew was digging in the equipment access area of this lagoon. No PBG or landscaping activity at this time.

Lagoon #183

9:15AM - Workers were installing the wetland barrier along the embankment. They were also doing some digging along the embankment.

Lagoon #175 Update

9:15AM- Pump is on site but not installed yet. Rip-Rap overflow weir seems to be completed. No other activity at this time.

Lagoon #174 Update

8:45AM- Excavators are putting the excess gumbo into dump trucks for removal. Pump is "off".

Lagoon #172 Update

8:55AM- T&H survey team was in jon boat taking depth readings. No other activity at this time.

Lagoon #174 Update

9:00AM- Excavators are removing excess gumbo and piling it on the common area land for later removal. Pump is "on". Top photo shows reconstruction of the weir.

Lagoon #175 Update

8:55AM- Building new weir at the SW corner of the lagoon. Existing weir at the NW corner of the lagoon will be removed.

Lagoon #172 Update

8:50AM- Surveying crew was just packing up and getting ready to leave the site. No other activity at this time. The two photos were taken on 10/15/09

Lagoon #175 Update

4:00 PM - Small excavator is on site. Landscaping crew had started installing the guard barrier material along the wetland edge boundary earlier today.

Lagoon #174 Update

9:00AM- No activity at this time. The excavator was needed at L-172 to assist in expediting the "gumbo" removal via dump truck. Contractor had to do additional dredging at L-172 and is is trying to complete that project.

Lagoon #172 Update

8:45AM- They are trucking the "gumbo" away. Both large excavators are being used to facilitate the removal. The 1st excavator positions itself to easily load the truck with out having to move position, while the 2nd excavator is used to "feed" material to the 1st excavator. The hole that was dug yesterday and filled with "gumbo" was just a temporary storage hole for some of the gumbo. It is NOT being permanently filled with "gumbo". Also, the excavator operators explained that while they were excavating near the rear of the lagoon (near the weir), the excavator sunk so far into the "gumbo" that the material was about to enter the operators cab. So they went as far back into the lagoon as they could without endangering the excavator. Hopefully, all of the material will be trucked out today and they can start putting the lagoon embankment back to it's original condition.
4:00PM Update-Dredging is completed and all equipment has been removedfrom the site. The tilted curb inlet pipe to the lagoon has been removed, and the lagoon has been refilled. Next step is to rebuild the lagoon embankment and complete the landscaping.

Lagoon #174 Update

8:50AM -Pump is "on". Working on the rip-rap overflow. It looked like the workers were waiting for more rip-rap material (rocks) to be delivered.

10:00AM Update- Three landcscape workers arrived with a replacement tree for the one damaged by the excavator last week.

Lagoon #172 Update

8:45AM- The lagoon is pretty well pumped-down again and ready for the additional dredging. It shouldn't take too long to excavate the small amount of material required to get the bottom depth to where it needs to be.

Lagoon #175 Update

10:30AM- While at another lagoon meeting today with Keith Willis, we bumped into Todd Doupona and he reported that the recent survey of Lagoon #172 showed that it had not been dredged deep enough, so they were planning to do additional dredging to ensure the proper depth. The pump and excavator that was planned to begin work on L-175 will be temporarily diverted back to L-172 in order to complete the work.

Lagoon #174 Update

10:30AM- Members of the Lagoon Committee and Keith Willis, Director of Lagoon Maintenance for CAM, viewed the ongoing work at L-174. Keith is trying to get ahead of the large task of lagoon maintenance. He plans to stock all of our lagoons with grass carp, approximately 7-to-10 carp per acre of surface area, sometime this fall. He asked that homeowners not cut the plant growth at waters edge. His team is trying to control the growth using chemicals, etc. Todd doupona arrived on site to check on the project. He said that the landscaping crew will return to fix the sprinkler systems. Todd also mentioned that the surveying crew determined that L-172 was not deep enough, so that construction crew would return to dredge it some more. The excavator was able to take down the large dead tree that was an eyesore for the past three years.

Dredging continues on L-174. Work is also being done on reconstructing the rip-rap outfall weir on the east bank of the wetland. The large dead tree on the east embankment has been removed. The Estate Management Svcs Team recovered a large amount of various size and species of fish yesterday. The fish were put into L-171 so they might return back to L-174 via the interconnecting culvert when work on L-174is completed and the plug in the curb drain is removed. They also caught the 5 foot alligator in their net!

Lagoon #172 Update

9:30AM- Members of the Lagoon Committee and several lagoon abutters met with Keith Willis to discuss lagoon maintenance. It was a very informative meeting. Keith suggested, and it was agreed by all in attendance, that he would have his crew selectively cut down the plant growth along the waters edge. Keith is trying to get ahead of the large task of lagoon maintenance. He also plans to stock all of our lagoons with grass carp sometime this fall , approximately 7-to-10 carp per acre of surface area.

We noticed that the large pipe from the curb inlet on Sun City Blvd was at an odd angle and appeared to be either broken or disconnected at the adjoining joint.

10:30AM- While at another lagoon meeting today with Keith, we bumped into Todd Doupona and he reported that the recent survey of lagoon #172 showed that it had not been dredged deep enough, so they were planning to do additional dredging to ensure the proper depth. The pump and excavator that was planned to begin work on L-175 will be temporarily diverted back to L-172 in order to complete the work.

Lagoon #154 Update

10:45AM- The new one-piece solid weir extension has been installed ( I believe it was completed on 10/9) and seems to be a much better installation than the original extension that was constructed using bricks.

Lagoon #175

9:00AM- Preconstruction Meeting with Todd Doupona (Pulte Project Manager), lagoon abutters, and 3 members of the Phase 5 Lagoon Committee. No issues. Todd expected that a pump would be delivered today and dewatering the lagoon might possibly start tomorrow. The water will be pumped into lagoons L-176 and L-183.

Lagoon #174 Update

10:30AM -Pump is "on". Dredging has started. Landscaping crew has also started repairing the damaged lawn. The landscaping supervisor was informed that the irrigation zone in the area had been damaged by the equipment. I also told him that my neighbors was probably damaged. He said he would take a look at it. Todd spoke to the excavator operator about removing the dead tree on the lagoon edge (it's not in the wetland). This lagoon had a large littoral shelf.