We have recently started to take care of some drainage issues on hole #4. Over the years many attempts have been made to drain water that comes from a marsh area to the right of #4 fairway and rough where the cart path enters into the tree area off the tee about 150 yards. When we get lots of rain this marsh area fills up and flows into the drain located next to the cart path by #4 green. Unfortunately the drain that takes this water to the lake has failed and has caused the water to backup and collect in the low area along the edge of the fairway and rough to the left. Additionally, the ends of the pipe were buried too deep where they entered the pond, thus the water had no place to go but back up the pipe and out into the fairway and rough. Our plan is to replace much of the pipe with new pipe at the right depth so it will fall into the lake and not back up. We also are eliminating some old connections and basins that were not functioning correctly.
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| #4 drain basin removal |
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| Lower section pipe replacement |
When the project is completed we will have eliminated much of the water that was flowing above ground and get it back into the pipe where it belongs. By virtue of the terrain in this area there will be some water remaining on the surface, but we will now have a pipe in the ground we can tap into when additional drainage is needed.
