Good-bye Lake AZUR

Since AZUR opened in 2004, we have been plagued with water run off from the 2,500 s.f. of patio every time we had a hard rain. We tolerated it for years as one of those "trade offs" of having such a large area of hard service with a slope to the side of the restaurant. We even christened the water that would stand on the patio for a few hours "Lake AZUR". Finally, we hired professionals to perform an analysis and to design a solution. AZUR is implementing the solution this weekend. Basically, we are adding a long trench drain to the outside edge of the patio awning to catch the water as it comes down the hill, thus, preventing it from pooling in the middle of the covered patio. We are anxious to see it tested to say the least. Good-bye Lake AZUR?