In the sping of 2009 when the ditch was long and narrow, before standing water caused it to widen in the middle.
The end of July, 2010: Leaching Basin has sunk into the ground, and erosion has formed a widening bowl of water in the center. I'm concerned about the tree in the front yard; it appears to be leaning due to the ground becoming over saturated to the point that it cannot support the tree.
This is the lowest the water level has been in two years.
We got some rain the first week of August, filling the ditch and leaving about 2 - 3 feet of standing water in the center.
More pictures of the standing water after the rain:
August 6, 2010: This is the first time in two years that the drain cover in the center of the ditch has been visible. The hole is still wet and muddy. The leaching basin has sunk into the ground. Eventually, there will not be enough support for the tree. It will fall over into the street.More pictures taken August 6, 2010:
The weather forecast predicts a dry weekend with a chance of rain and storms every day next week. It only takes one day of heavy rain to fill the ditch up to the top. If we get 5 days in a row of rain, my entire front yard will be flooded and I will end up with a foot of water in my crawl space.
I have had several basement/crawl space contractors evaluate the problem and give me an estimate for waterproofing. When I asked them where the water would be pumped to, they said the ditch out front. So what happens when it is full?
They informed me that they cannot waterproof my crawl space until the problem is resolved. They told me to call the Oakland County Road Commission! A lot of good that had done!
I purchased my hhome in the Summer of 2008 and everything was fine. The problems began in the Fall of 2008. I've made several calls to the Oakland County Road Commision, and we are finally getting answers (but not solutions).
Click Oakland County Road Commission responds to read what they have to say.
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