Fairways at Lake Ridge Stormwater Inlet Inspection

Princeton Hydro was contracted by the Fairways at Lake Ridge in Lakewood Township to perform an inlet inspection of all of the stormwater inlets within the square-mile Ocean County, New Jersey community. The purpose of the inspection was to evaluate the need for retrofitting the stormwater inlets to prevent the discharge of solids and floatables from entering the Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4).

Princeton Hydro reviewed the Preliminary and Final Subdivision Plans for the community, including the grading and utility plans, and used these as the basis of the inspection. Through field inpections, Princeton Hydro identified the inlets and confirmed the locations on a site plan. The inspection also involved noting any discrepancies between the site plan and field observations, as well as documenting the condition of the inlets and MS4 compliance status.

Using geo-referenced photos, Princeton Hydro documented the condition of the inlets. The photos were then used to create a Google MyMap, depicting the exact locations of the inlets in each of the photos. The team then compiled an inlet inventory with the inlet type, condition, drainage location, and the MS4 compliance status. The inventory also noted whether or not each inlet drained to an existing stormwater basin controlled by an outlet structure with a compliant trash rack.

After the inspection and completion of the inlet inventory, Princeton Hydro wrote a letter to Lakewood Township summarizing our findings and claiming that all non-compliant inlets in roadways that drain to the community’s privately-owned and maintained basins with trash racks did not need to be retrofitted.