Projects

The wells for Lake 1 were turned off in late September.  The lake level has been monitored daily and the lake level has been dropping at a consistent rate since that time.  The level drop is higher that the drop expected as a result from evaporation.  This would indicate that the lake bottom is not sealed as planned.  The district will continue to monitor the drop to see if the daily lake level drop will equal the estimated drop expected from evaporation.  If that occurs this will indicate that the area leaking has been exposed and remedial work will be performed to seal the clay liner.  If the lake continues to drop at a consistent rate exceeding evaporation, the engineering firm and contractor will develop a plan forward to remediate the clay liner to the district’s satisfaction.

The well for Lake 4 was turned off 10 days ago and the lake level is being monitored daily.  The lake level is dropping at a consistent rate that is higher than the rate that would be expected from evaporation.  Since the filling of the lake started over a month ago there may be some absorption of the water into the dry clay causing the level to drop more than evaporation.  As with Lake 1 the district will continue to monitor the lake level to see if the drop eventually matches the expected drop associated with evaporation.  If that occurs it would indicate that the water level dropped below a possible leak area and remedial work will be performed.  If the drop continues at a consistent rate exceeding evaporation, the engineering firm and contractor will develop a remediation plan for the clay liner to the district’s satisfaction.

The current uncertainty of the lakes’ clay liner means that the fountain and lights will not be installed until the situation with the lakes has been resolved.  Updates will be provided as more information becomes available.

The construction work on the rehabilitation of Lakes 1 and 4 have been completed. Water is being pumped into the lakes to the levels prior to the start of the rehabilitation work. The wells on Lake 1 are currently off to allow the district to evaluate the effectiveness of the work. Once the district is satisfied that the lake was properly sealed the wells will be turned back on and the lake will be filled to its design level. Once that occurs the necessary infrastructure such as fountains and lake level probes will be installed. Lake 4 is almost at the original lake level. Once this level is reached a similar process of observing the lake levels will be performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the work. Lake infrastructure will be installed once the district is satisfied that the lake is properly sealed.

Lake 1

Lake 1 is over 90% full at this time. The final level will be determined based on previous water levels. The pumping will then be stopped and the lake level monitored to determine the effectiveness of the new clay barrier. When the renovation is determined successful the electrical work for the water gauges will be installed as well as the electrical lines for the fountains. The fountains will be installed and the lake will be restocked with fish from lakes within the community at a time when the fish will not be stressed by the harvesting process. The restocking of the fish and the installation of the fountains and water level gauges will be scheduled by the lake management company.

Lake 4

The work on the clay liner has been completed. The contractor is working on the remediation of the work area including adding topsoil to the work area and resodding the area. A final survey of the lake has been performed to insure it complies to construction specifications and a final inspection of the work will be performed by the engineering company. Once the work has been approved the lake will be filled. Filling the lake should take about 5 to 6 weeks. Once the lake is filled the lake level will be monitored for the effectiveness of the work and the water level gauges and the fountain will be installed.

The district appreciates your patience during this process.