This is a place to ask questions and share with your Duck Lake neighbors. Please keep the discussion cordial.
Duck Lake
Property Owners Association | Highland, MI
This is a place to ask questions and share with your Duck Lake neighbors. Please keep the discussion cordial.
Duck Lake 
August 25, 2018 at 8:02 pm
Went by the pump today.8/25 and it’s not running again?!?whats going on??
August 25, 2018 at 7:59 pm
The WRC pulled the well pump motor to replace the bearings in order to get the pump noise levels back down to what they were previously. Several justified noise complaints were lodged, including mine. Apparently they never checked the motor itself last year, they just rebuilt the pump mechanism. Should be back in business in about a week if all goes well. With today’s 1/3″ of rain, the lake is just over 2″ low.
August 25, 2018 at 8:03 pm
In their defense, the tapered roller thrust bearings support the weight of the pump and the thrust developed while pumping, and it is difficult to verify bearing noise in the shop with no load.
August 21, 2018 at 11:21 am
RAIN yeah!!!
August 21, 2018 at 11:53 am
Supposed to be a good one as well! Every now and then you catch a little break….
August 20, 2018 at 3:08 pm
Were weed chemicals put in the lake last week as posted? The weeds in front of our home are out of control and sticking up inches above the water. I don’t remember them ever being this bad.
August 20, 2018 at 3:12 pm
Yes, at least in Little Duck. I saw them. Weeds do not die instantly. Takes a week or two for them to die off then detach.
August 20, 2018 at 3:23 pm
Thanks, I hope that happens!
August 20, 2018 at 7:23 am
Went by the well on Sunday afternoon and it was not running ! Does anyone know why??
August 20, 2018 at 11:29 am
I talked to the WRC this morning. They turned the pump off just for the weekend because they had had some complaints of the motor being too noisy. They intend on turning it back on either this afternoon or tomorrow. The contractor is supposed to return this week to do some finish up work and also to evaluate the motor.
August 14, 2018 at 2:19 pm
Yes a big thank you to all involved.
August 14, 2018 at 1:51 pm
Yea!!! After one year out of service, the old pump on the new well was finally turned on today! Now we see how long it takes to get the lake two inches back up to normal legal level. Still work to be done on the site, fencing, grass, old well conversion to observation well.
August 14, 2018 at 1:54 pm
Congrats on a job well done. And most importantly, thank you. Without your efforts, I’m sure the county would still be talking about how to fix it.
August 14, 2018 at 2:28 pm
Awesome!! Thank you.
August 16, 2018 at 7:36 am
thanks to all
August 17, 2018 at 7:53 am
What is an observation well?
August 17, 2018 at 11:34 am
An observation well is just a second well that allows one to observe the water level in the aquifer adjacent to the main pumping well, both under static and pumping conditions. It will tell us if the pumping well is operating at the maximum discharge the aquifer will allow without excessive draw down in the water table level.
August 18, 2018 at 2:42 pm
Thanks to all the dedicated Duck Lake POA board members for their work on this.
August 18, 2018 at 5:50 pm
Is it working today ? The reason I am asking because a friend said it was not. Just checking.
August 13, 2018 at 7:32 pm
In my opinion, in order to leave a comment, I feel one must be logged in, even if it is a fictitious name. When I see “Anonymous” leave a comment, I presumed it was always the same person. Today that was me, in error, not logged in. Quite confusing. Are people afraid to use their real name/email, or are most of the “Anonymous” comments an error, like mine? How do we know folks commenting as “Anonymous” are even Duck Lake residents?
August 13, 2018 at 7:36 am
Is the new lake pump working now. The last post I saw was in July . It was not working then??????
August 12, 2018 at 2:12 pm
Please continue with your great service. There are many of the home owners that appreciate what you are doing.
There is always a small group of individuals that must complain about something ,
August 12, 2018 at 2:18 pm
Exactly. Please keep up the good work and keep making a dent in the population. Don’t let a few individuals speak for the majority!
August 12, 2018 at 4:25 pm
I agree please keep up the good work at helping Duck lake with the carp no one wants. Some people don’t know when to not cause a problem when there is no issue.