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 #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 #174 Update

9:00AM- No 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.

Lagoon #174 Update

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

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 #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 #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 #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 #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.

Lagoon #174

9:00AM - Pre-construction meeting with Todd Doupona and Allison Tucker, Lagoon Abutters, and Phase 5 Lagoon Committee members. The plans were reviewed with the group. Dewatering is planned to start today and run 24/7 over the weekend. Water wil lbe pumped into lagoon #171 across the street. Whatever water can't be pumped into L-171 will be pumped through a large filter bag into the wetlands. Allison will provide her contact info in case the pump needs servicing over the weekend. Allison will also contact Estate Management Services regarding fish recovery so they can coordinate with Warren. Todd will have the dead tree along the embankment removed as long as it is not within the wetland area. The embankment along abutters' properties is not expected to require any work and should remain untouched.
The large excavator had been mistakenly dropped off early this AM at the wrong location, damaging some sod and a tree. There was also concern that the underground water supply pipe to #26 Star Flower may have been damaged. Todd immediately had a crew dig up the area to verify the water pipe was not damaged. He then initiated getting both the damaged area and the tree replaced. They will not use this entry path when the work is completed but will, instead, bring the excavator out through the common land access on Orchid Lane.

1:00pM Update- They are working on getting the pump/dewatering process setup so they can operate over the weekend.

6:00PM Update - The first pump wouldn't start so PBG brought in a replacement pump. dewatering actually started at about 5:30PM today.