Timeline for Would a vernal pond (as either a retention basin or a infiltration basin) be a viable solution for this drainage issue?
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| Apr 8, 2020 at 1:26 | comment | added | J D | will percolate through that soil. Depending on the volume of water based on frequency and the topology, if you're looking to keep your footing dry, you can use a length of french drain in a channel uphill from your footing if you're on a gradual slope and run it around the side so that water takes the channel instead of percolates and pools around the house. But all of that is subject to detail. If you had a plat survey with some elevation indicated, it might be useful. | |
| Apr 8, 2020 at 1:23 | comment | added | J D | @PV22 I see. So you are considering creating a basin at a distance from your house and then channeling it from the swale nearby to the basin? If that's the case, it's going to depend on the topology of the surrounding lots. If you're on the top of the hill, that'll work, however, if the water that pools around your footing is coming from an elevation, say across the street which is at a higher grade, then you'll just wind up with a swale at your footing and a full pond while the water level is adequate. Topsoil is relatively porous, and even if you can't see flow, any saturation uphill.... | |
| Apr 8, 2020 at 1:10 | comment | added | Eliot G York | By providing a larger open space for the water to collect as it filters through the ground. If the top water is collected, and doesn’t overflow the depth of the pond, the surrounding water table would be even to the surface level of the pond. | |
| Apr 8, 2020 at 0:36 | comment | added | J D | @pv22 You title says drainage. How would a pond possibly lower the water table? | |
| Apr 7, 2020 at 22:30 | comment | added | Eliot G York | The pooling water is causing a natural swale. I was considering deepening into a pond. | |
| Apr 7, 2020 at 5:42 | history | answered | J D | CC BY-SA 4.0 |