The rain has cometh
Two inches of rain is all we needed to get the pond over flowing again. This rain event is the highest amount we have seen in one day in 6 months! The stream is behaving so far but will no doubt leave some debris behind. The turf has needed this heavy drink for a few weeks now. We had a few clogged drains here and there, especially in the 7/12 South area. Everything is receding now and we are more than excited to see how the turf reacts with some moisture in the ground. The city came and inspected our ponds a few weeks ago. They asked us to bolster the spillway here on 12 North so we added about 50 tons of riprap this week before the storm. All 5 pumps and motors at the pumphouse have been working overtime these last 6 weeks. Overall everything has performed properly. We noticed a check valve slamming shut last week so went in to replace it on Tuesday. Two valves ended up being bad so both were replaced. The check valve holds back the entire irrigation system at 125 psi just befo...