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Originally Posted by npwalters
Any civil engineers on this forum?
It seems like there is a report of some part of the drainage, ponds, and/or home foundations failing in The Villages quite often. Sometimes it is in areas only a few years old.
Is this normal? My neighborhood in Tennessee was over 70 years old and we did not have similar issues. Maybe it is just reported in the local newspaper more often but I really don't know. My gut says it is due to substandard building practices but I have no information to back that up.
I'd like to hear the thoughts of others with some experience in this arena.
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Did you attend the PWAC meeting today where this was discussed?
My understanding of what was explained is that the stormwater pipes installed at the time met the applicable code. Since then, perhaps due to failures, the code has been changed. I have no idea if this is true but that is what I believe I heard.
Tennessee, NY, and MD may have been built to different code, the water may be less corrosive, or they may not have the same amount of pipe in the ground waiting to fail. It also could be that the code in FL was lacking at the time and has been changed since. It is also possible that the Developer used pipe that was not up to code but with so many miles of pipe to fail and such a focus on Florida's Friendliest Home Town, that would seem to be a risk to the reputation of the Villages that he would be unlikely to take.