Terry, thanks for the important info summary and for reporting all your observations and getting the authorities on this! Sounds like CoT and WMD both were slow to react to reports of extreme permit violations by the developer. Also sounds like CoT is still dragging it’s feet on this, as well as the developer. Perhaps CoT insiders that are possible recipients of large developer “contributions” are trying to minimize or quell negative actions for the developer? Well, at least the WMD is on the case and has filed a lawsuit. Florida doesn’t need any more “dig and dash” developers who leave city and county taxpayers to clean up their “purposeful violations”.
Not to be picky, but a “breech” is the rear part of a cannon or gun barrel, while a “breach” is a break in a wall or barrier.

With that said, WMD’s permit was issued Jan 5, 2017 and construction of the large Pond#2 started shortly thereafter.

Interestingly, WMD did not inspect its construction until December, 2017 even after CoT issued its Notice of Violation in October for the Pond being dug deeper than its permit allowed! However, CoT did not learn of this violation until I called them after witnessing massive digging for several days. Thus, CoT was lax in its inspection process.

Moving forward, WMD did not perform any more inspections until I, again, expressed concerns over several days in July about a possible berm breech! They finally inspected the berm on Pond#2 the day before it breeches (it was recently learned through persistent WMD public records requests that there were actually TWO breeches and considerable more erosion than previously known). That’s when WMD finally started taking real notice, indicating they were unaware of the extent of construction that had already occurred.

To its credit CoT had responded over several weeks to our same breech concerns with meetings and discussions with the appropriate parties of the Development but to no avail.

Interestingly, CoT’s October NOV has not been resolved due to considerable foot dragging from the Developer, plus not referred as of a few weeks ago to the appropriate violations review board, although it had been discussed.

Maybe, we as citizens will see more required inspections in the months ahead due to recent State lawsuits!

Just a short lesson observed from Central FL, from which I’m a refugee: The more people and structures you jam onto the land and the more water you suck from the aquifer, the more huge sinkholes open up and start swallowing those cookie-cutter structures.