Specialized Help Needed: Diagnosing our Entryway Irrigation Leak

Neighbors,

Our neighborhood entryways are struggling, and we need to fix the root cause before we can invest in replacing the dead plants.

The Problem: We have a leak somewhere in the half-mile drip irrigation line (buried 6-8" underground) servicing our entryways. We cannot run the water or plant anything new until it is found and repaired.

The Financial Reality: As a purely voluntary association, CENA maintains a $1,500 emergency reserve. Hiring a professional contractor just to find the leak across a half-mile stretch will consume a large chunk of that reserve before a single pipe is even patched.

The Ask: Before we hire a commercial contractor, we want to tap into the expertise right here in Creekbend Estates. We are looking for a highly specific, one-time volunteer effort.

If you are a professional landscaper, plumber, or irrigation specialist, or if you have access to line tracing or leak detection equipment, can you help us pinpoint the leak?

If you have the gear or the know-how to help us target the exact repair site, please reply to this post or email us at creekbendestatesplano@gmail.com. You'll be saving the neighborhood hundreds of dollars.

Thank you! - Michael J Casavant & The CENA Board

CENA Newsletter 2026.01.11

It's a new year and it's time to refill the CENA coffers and save up to replace some plants we lost. We've done it before and I am confident we can do it again, neighbors!

Happy New Year, y'all!

• Michael J Casavant, CENA President

Sprinkler PSA

Not sure what hours to irrigate or if you should even run the sprinklers in a given week? Here's a friendly reminder that you can get expert advice texted right to you for free from watermyyard.org/.

It's A New Fiscal Year! :-)

Our fiscal year started in October, so the donation rolls are reset. We still have not recovered from the cost of the repair and have dipped into most of our reserve. All of the board has donated, can you join us in getting back into the green so we can pay to maintain and replace the green in our entryways?

If you haven't donated yet this year, please consider doing so; we suggest $100/year, but if you want to give more, we won't complain. Not sure if you gave? Check the donor roll on creekbendestatesplano.blogspot.com. Let us know if we missed you!

As always, the choice is yours, can you help out?

Would You Like to Join the Board?

We are pretty informal, so we can get by with a skeleton crew, but if you are interested, we have some positions open - Vice President, Social Activities, Crime Watch, and Membership.

Thank you for your kind consideration and being a good neighbor.

- Your neighbors, the CENA Board (creekbendestatesplano@gmail.com)

P.S: To join us on NextDoor.com, just email us!

How to Donate

• Online: Please use our PayPal form at creekbendestatesplano.blogspot.com

• Check: Please send (or drop off) a check to our Treasurer, Brad, at 1116 Lakestream Dr

• Checks should be made payable to CENA.