Crane

John Lusk asked us to share that the leadership ordered a crane early this morning. As of around 9:30 am, the crane operator and several club members were working together to start pulling boats apart.

Please contact Tim Johnson, John Lusk, or David Patterson with questions.

Lake Lewisville is back below 525′

Water levels just dropped below 525′, placing us seven feet under flood pool and only three feet over conservation pool.

We last saw 527′ on May 9, 2015.

Between August 9 and August 20, water levels have dropped two feet at an average of 2.18 inches a day.

Lake Level:   524.98′

Feet above Conservation Pool:   2.98′

Feet over Flood Pool:   -7.02′

Corps is releasing 4,729 cubic feet per second

hydro chart 08-20

AS OF AUGUST 17, PER THE COMMODORE

Just wanted everyone to know… We are still waiting on the insurance company.  We are starting to dial it up a bit with them.  Still do not think we have any issues. We just need to get it done. Dock committee is still in the  final stages of nailing down the rebuild project. Hope to have more details in a day or so. I just wanted to keep everyone in the loop….

 

AS OF AUGUST 12, PER THE COMMODORE

Just wanted to keep everyone in the loop…

We are still waiting on the final word from the insurance company.  It has been sent to an engineer the insurance company has hired. We are thinking we will hear anytime. 

The dock committee has narrowed the choice down to two companies.  The final plans have been submitted, and we are trying to have a meeting with each company the first of next week.

We are hopeful that we can present the plan to the board on the 22nd. I am still hopeful we can have a membership meeting on the 29th.

I just want everybody to know, they are not waiting on us. If you have been by the club in past few days, you will have noticed that we started taking the docks apart that were pulled up on shore. We have filled one 30 yard dumpster and another is on the way.  We should get the trash picked up by this weekend.

Just hang in there… 

 

AS OF AUGUST 9, NOON:

Water levels reached 527′, placing us five feet under flood pool and five feet over conservation pool.

We last saw 527′ on May 10, 2015.

Note that the speed at which the water is receding has increased. Between July 20 and August 4, water levels have dropped only 1.13 inches a day on average. Between August 1 and August 9, that waters have dropped 1.85 inches a day on average.

Lake Level: 527.00′

Feet above Conservation Pool: 5.00′

Feet over Flood Pool: -5.00′

Corps is releasing 4,793 cubic feet per second

 527

AS OF AUGUST 7, PER LISA WILDER

RIDES TO MOORED BOATS/SLIPS ARE AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS*:

*Times may change due to availability of drivers and boats.

Saturday, August 8: 12 – 3 PM

Sunday, August 9:        12 – 6 PM

We need volunteers to man the Ferry Boat for the following shifts:

Friday, August 14: 6-9 PM

Saturday, August 15: 12-3 PM,  3-6 PM,  and 6-9 PM

Sunday, August 16: 12-3 PM, and 3-6 PM

Please call Mike Butcher(214-973-3032) or John Lusk(214-801-3613if you can volunteer or have questions.

USE MARINE RADIO CHANNEL 69 ON PATIO TO CALL FERRY BOAT CAPTAIN

 

AS OF AUGUST 5, PER THE COMMODORE:

I just wanted to update everyone on the latest information we have…

  1. We have sent copies of the bids we have to replace the docks to the insurance company.  I would think we should hear from them the end of the week or first of next week. We did receive our check for the amount we previously submitted. Again as I have said before, we do not expect any issues with the insurance company. However, until it is done it’s not…
  2. The dock committee had a meeting  Monday. They have come up with a list of questions for each company that has sent us a proposal. They are in the process of getting those questions answered. They are taking great care in the process. They want to make sure that when they recommend a solution it is the best one possible.
  3. We have ordered a engineer report on the soil in the harbor. Again we want to make sure the anchoring system chosen will work best with the soil conditions. 
  4. If you have not  been to the club in a couple of weeks, you may not know that some of the old docks are now on land by the dry storage.We had someone starting to remove the debris. The person we had decided it was a little to much for him. We are looking for someone to replace him. We will get the old stuff out as quick as we can. 

I want everyone to know that we have plan.It is not moving as quickly as we would like. Most things do not. 

Our time line is this: We are thinking that the dock committee will have a recommendation to the board by the 22nd. We will know more in the next week or so. If that does occur, we would have the membership meeting on the 29th of this month. 

Appreciate everyone being patient. Please keep going to the web for updates. This is all subject to change depending us getting the information.

 

AS OF AUGUST 4, 8 AM:

Water levels dipped below 528 this morning, putting us more than four feet below flood pool.

Between July 4 and August 4, lake levels dropped 5.39 feet,  an average of 2.11 inches per day.

Note that the speed at which the water is receding has slowed significantly. Since July 20, water levels have dropped only 1.13 inches a day on average.

Lake Level:  527.95′

Feet above Conservation Pool:  5.95′

Feet over Flood Pool:  -4.05′

Corps is releasing 4,827 cubic feet per second

2015 08 water levels graph

 

AS OF AUGUST 1, PER LISA WILDER:

RIDES TO MOORED BOATS/SLIPS ARE AVAILABLE AS FOLLOWS*:

*Times may change due to availability of drivers and boats.

Saturday, August 1: 11 – 6 PM

Sunday, August 2:        3 – 6 PM

We need volunteers to man the Ferry Boat for the following shifts:

Friday, August 7: 6-9 PM

Saturday, August 8: 12-3 PM,  3-6 PM,  and 6-9 PM

Sunday, August 9: 12-3 PM, and 3-6 PM

Please call Mike Butcher(214-973-3032) or John Lusk(214-801-3613if you can volunteer or have questions.

USE MARINE RADIO CHANNEL 69 ON PATIO TO CALL FERRY BOAT CAPTAIN

 

AS OF JULY 31, PER THE COMMODORE:

Just wanted to update everyone on how the process is going. 

We are still waiting on a couple of dock company proposals. They promise they will have them to us shortly. Try not to get frustrated. The dock committee is on this, they will have recommendations to the board and we then will have a membership meeting. I am still thinking the weekend of the August 22  for the membership meeting.

Some good news, on the insurance front. We are still in the final stages of resolving the settlement amount for the docks. They have paid us for the money spent in our clean up efforts. They also paid us for hours members spent working at the club. Thanks to everyone for your time. Hang in there. 

Feel free to call me or email me with comments or questions. 

Leland

 

AS OF JULY 30, 10 AM:

Water levels have dropped an average of 1.52 inches a day for a total of 1.14 feet since July 21. We are now more than three feet below flood pool.

Lake Level: 528.81′

Feet above Conservation Pool: 6.81′

Feet over Flood Pool: -3.19′

Corps is releasing 4,850 cubic feet per second