Just consider the extra stream as a new "water feature".
On Sat, Sep 3, 2016 at 10:33 AM, Chuck Norcutt <
chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> <http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=20751>
>
> I discovered this morning that the pond had overflowed because, once
> again, the culvert that carries the water under the little bridge that
> enters my part of the development was insufficient for the flow.
>
> This happened last year and it was blamed on a "500 year rainstorm" that
> dropped (as measured by me) 22" of rain in 3 days. My neighbors on the
> other side of the pond (which I didn't see until photos this morning) said
> the flooding was worse than a year ago. One of the streets was totally
> flooded and water was flowing over the top of the bridge (actually a little
> causeway) like it was a dam rather than a bridge.
>
> My house is higher than many others and my house has never been in any
> peril from flooding. But it has been uncomfortably close for some on the
> other side.
>
> I think we will likely hire a consulting engineer soon... quick before the
> last house is sold and the developer leaves.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
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