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THE CORPORATION OF THE
CiTY OF PORT COQUITLAM

APR 2 1 1986

MEMORANDUM

TO: B. Kirk April 14, 1986
City Administrator

FROM: Fe. E.« Peters, P. Eng.,
City Engineer .

SUBJECT: Drainage behind properties along Nature Reserve

Recommendation:

That the City Engineer be instructed to clear trees and
construct access as necessary in order to install a drainage ditch
along the east edge of the Nature Reserve behind properties fronting
on Lombardy Crescent and to connect this ditch to the storm sewer in
Norfolk Street and that the estimated cost of $12,000.00 be added to
the 1986 budget and that the residents be informed by letter prior to

any work being done.

Background and Comments:

The Public Works Committee has received several representations
from people living along Lombardy Crescent who have serious drainage
problems due to water running off the Nature Reserve. Not only does
the water flow across several of the properties but it also ponds
behind severa! properties because the properties have been built up
higher than the Nature Park. The ponding has created very soft
conditions which could be dangerous if children ventured upon them.
The problems have been aggravated by the fact that some of the
properties have cleared underbush off the nature reserve in.order to

extend their back yards.

There is no storm sewer available to the backs of these
properties. The nearest storm sewer is on Lombardy Street but there
is no access available between the Nature Reserve and Lombardy Street
except through individual properties. The Public Works Committee
looked at several options for solving the drainage problem including
storm sewer and separate connections between the properties to catch
basins in the nature reserve. None of the options can be completed
without some work taking place on the nature reserve itself.

The solution which is most likely to solve the problem and
coincidentally is atso the cheapest, is a ditch along the backs of
these properties connecting to a storm sewer on Norfolk Street. The
attached sketch shows the focation of the ditch and storm connection.
Unfortunately, this sofution requires the removal of a number of large

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