Mother Nature is presently helping reduce the ground water elevations in the Eaglewood area naturally. Continuously One year after the installation of the ground water pumps in the Eaglewood subdivision s stormwater retention pond area, approximately 31.5 million gallons of ground water has been relocated to the drainage way south of Highway 206 . Operating 24 hours each day, the five pumps together remove about 60-65 gallons of ground water each minute. That equates to more than 86,400 gallons each day. As a result, the amount of runoff that can now enter the ground at the pond is greater than it was a year ago.
Surface runoff entering the stormwater retention pond can infiltrate into the underlying soils.
Stormwater runoff from nearby streets enter drywells and the water has a place in the ground to go. Yes, occasionally there is still flooding in the street but the extent of the flooding across Lowe road is significantly reduced from that of the past several years. Also, the time it takes for the water standing in Lowe Road to disappear is significantly shorter now compared to last year or the years before. This reduction in extent of flooding and duration of flooding can be attributed to the ground water pumps removing ground water from the retention pond area. This phase of the Eaglewood project has been successful and is anticipated to be successful through the years to come.