Hole #14 Farm Pond Drain Pipe Repairs Starting Soon

Lowering the Pond Level on Farm Hole #14 for Repairs

The drain pipe for the pond on hole #14 on the Farm course is in a deteriorated state and has been leaking for a while due to several large holes.  This is the original drain pipe and is in excess of 60 years old with most studies showing the useful life of galvanized steel culvert pipe anywhere from 10-70 years depending on environmental factors.  We were prepared to make these repairs earlier this year but the Covid 19 Pandemic forced us to put this project on hold until the Club had a better understanding of the financial impact of the Pandemic.  We recently received approval to once again move forward with this project and we are only waiting on the contractor to finish his current job in order to get started with our project.

SCOPE OF PROJECT

1) Drain the pond

2) Sleeve (slip line) the existing 330 feet of 12-inch corrugated galvanized pipe

3) Install a New Riser Overflow/Inlet Structure

4) Repair erosion on Dam bank

5) Repair outfall area erosion

Repairs made throughout this project have all been engineered and all necessary permits have been approved by the NC Department of Environmental Quality.  We are expecting this project, from start to finish, to take approximately 6-8 weeks.

The biggest concern for the community will be the potential for fish kill when the pond is lowered below the current outfall drain pipe.  There is a chance that there may be a pocket big enough below this elevation to sustain fish life but until the pond is drained we will not know what to expect.

Erosion around Riser

Camera View of Interior Pipe Deterioration

Example of Slip Lining (not GCC)