HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 12 - 2013-11-21 WCD Maintenance Review Memo City of Lake Elmo, MN, 2012 Raingarden Project
MEMORANDUM OF ONE YEAR MAITENANCE COMPLETION
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BACKGROUND:
In 2012 St. Croix Valley Landscaping (SCVL) built 17 Lake Elmo raingardens. The one year maintenance
warranty period began November 14, 2012 and ends November 14, 2013. On April 22nd, 2013 a letter
was sent to SCVL stating the one year maintenance items that needed to be addressed per the August
29th, 2012 estimate provided by SCVL. The following items will need to be completed as necessary to
maintain all 17 raingardens:
• Provide maintenance twice yearly. Weeding and cleaning inlets including haul away of debris
and adding preen.
• Watering. Water raingardens assuming use of city water supply through fire hydrants not to
exceed 5 times.
• Mulch installed. Top dress mulch 1" with delivery.
During 2013, 6 raingardens were found to be non-functioning. WCD,VBWD and the City of Lake Elmo
worked with SCVL to correct these raingardens. 2 of these raingardens were filled in. As of November
21`h, 2013 the 6 raingardens have been corrected. One year maintenance was performed on all
raingardens unless noted.
Maintenance Performed By SCVL in 2013:
May 23rd : Weeding
July 22nd :Weeding, (SCVL was asked to weed again due to not fully removing weeds)
August 29th: Weeding
September 3rd : Watering( 3.5 sites were not watered due to being under construction)
September 12th :Watering( 3.5 sites were not watered due to being under construction)
October 17th: Adding plants, sod
October 22nd:Adding sod, mulch (1.5 sites did not get mulch because they were filled in)
November 191h, Final corrections on punch list were completed
Note:(3.5 site addresses were:5715,5750,8010 and South raingarden at 5890),
(1.5 site addresses were 3736 and South raingarden at 5890),(Address 5890 had two raingarden,one was filled in and one
maintained through the maintenance agreement)
I do hereby certify that the work to which this Memorandum applies has been maintained in accordance
with the 1 year maintenance contract dated August 29`h, 2012 and ends November 14, 2013.
DATE OF COMPLETION: 111a r/j 5
WASHINGTON CONSERVATION DISTRICT