Masters Residents
The Masters President, Dikran Ohannessian, attended a River Ridge meeting after our Masters Board meeting on Tuesday, January 24, 2023, specifically to represent the Masters Community on Drainage issues impacting the Masters residents from golf course Lakes five through eight holes on outer edge.
The following is a summary report submitted by Dikran to the Masters Board members, a Map from RRCDD and part of the engineer’s report issued at the RRCDD Board meeting from their website.
The initial comments are Dikran’s followed by supporting documentation from River Ridge; Our Board objective is to keep residents informed on current issues.
Don Jancin
Masters Board Secretary
Drainage in the Masters
January 2023
The River Ridge CDD Board will consider the engineer’s plans to address the water problem in the Masters. This is expected to be approved; however, implementation will only occur when funds are available which could take some time. In the meantime, they will see if some remaining funds from completed projects could be directed to start addressing the problem.
The project involves locating drainage structures originally planned but have long been covered, making sure once located,the drainage holes are functional and then connecting pipes to the drainage hole for stagnant to flow into.
The current drainage network:
- ·Black Circles with a black dot centre are CDD drainage structures.
- Black lines are CDD drainage pipes.
- Orange Circles with an orange centre dot are CDD drainage structures (locations for most are currently unknown and whether these are functional)
Engineer’s report (extracts) provided by Engineer to River Ridge Board
it stated that there are several areas that are experiencing standing water after heavy rains. These include areas around the Master neighborhood, the area behind Seaside and the dry detention area north of Pelican Sound Blvd. To help address the standing water we are providing some conceptual improvements and estimated costs for budget purposes only.
Masters‐Southeast Corner
There are several locations within and around the Masters neighborhood where standing water has becoming more prevalent. The first area is located in the southeast corner of the neighborhood, adjacent to an indigenous vegetation area. Since the area is an indigenous vegetation area, the grading has remained as close to the natural ground as possible. In the southeast corner there is an existing inlet and rip rap swale that collects the some of the water and directs it to the golf course drainage or to the near by lake. As the inlet does not show up on any plans the exact path is unknown and will need to be investigated.
In addition, modifications would include;
- Installation of 3 PVC yard drains
- Installation of ±400 LF 15” ADS drain line
- Connections to existing inlet (2)
- Installation of ±4,000 s.f. Bermuda sod
- Estimated cost=$30,000.00
Masters‐Northwest Corner
The residents of the first 6 lots of the Masters have expressed concerns of standing water between their lots and the adjacent golf course. The original drainage plans showed yard drains to be installed behind these lots. After reviewing the behind the lots no inlets could be seen. Inspection reports from MRI do not show inlets or drainpipes behind the homes. To address the standing water it is proposed to install the yard drains based on the original drainage plans.
The proposed drainage modifications include;
- Installation of 2 PVC yard drains
- Installation of ±200 LF 15” ADS drain line
- Connections to existing inlet (2)
- Installation of ±2,000 s.f. Bermuda sod
- Estimated cost=$24,000.00
Masters‐West Side
The residents on the west side of the Maters have expressed concerns of standing water between their lots and the adjacent golf course. The original drainage plans showed yard drains to be installed behind these lots. After reviewing the behind the lots no inlets could be seen. Inspection reports from MRI do not show inlets or drainpipes behind the homes. To address the standing water, it is proposed to install the yard drains based on the original drainage plans.
The proposed drainage modifications include;
- Installation of 2 PVC yard drains
- Installation of ±380 15” ADS drain line
- Connections to existing inlet (2)
- Installation of ±3,800 s.f. Bermuda sod
- Estimated cost=$31,000.00
Masters‐North Side
The residents on the north side of the Maters have expressed concerns of standing water between their lots and the adjacent golf course. To address the standing water, it is proposed to follow the example of other areas around the Masters and installed PVC yard drains and 15 inch ADS pipes to move the standing water to the existing drainage system.
The proposed drainage modifications include;
- Installation of 6 PVC yard drains
- Installation of ±690 LF 15” ADS drain line
- Connections to existing inlet (2)
- Installation of ±6,900 s.f. Bermuda sod
- Estimated cost=$42,000.00
Masters‐East Side
The residents on the east side of the Maters have expressed concerns of standing water between their lots and the adjacent golf course. To address the standing water, it is proposed to follow the example of other areas around the Masters and installed PVC yard drains and 15 inch ADS pipes to move the standing water to the existing drainage system.
The proposed drainage modifications include;
- Installation of 4 PVC yard drains
- Installation of ±530 LF 15” ADS drain line
- Connections to existing inlet (4)
- Installation of ±5,400 s.f. Bermuda sod
- Estimated cost=$43,000.00
The estimated cost to perform the drainage improvements to the Masters neighborhood is $170,000.00.