The median between the two gravel roads in front of our house
is a bit of a problem, as it fills up with water when it rains a little hard.
Granted, the past 3 months brought us more rain than the area had seen in a
while. The water initially tore into our bark beds and then hit the driveway.
The bark then threatens to clog the drain in our driveway. We caught it once
before the water lapped up upon our garage. One night in Mid-December the drain
actually barely could keep up with the amount of water coming in. This was even
with the small ditch I dug to carry the water towards the creek and away from
our driveway. The house at the end of our road actually owns the road and we
have an easement that allows us to drive on it to our house. I am not sure how
the responsibility falls, but I sure know I do NOT want my house flooded when
it could totally be avoided. I am guessing that renting a ditchwith and putting
a pipe in on my own might upset the people that own the road. Maybe the city
can make them take action? These pictures were taken several hours after it
stopped raining on 12/27/2006. Next time it rains hard and the water starts
burying my driveway drain I need to remember to take pictures before I clear
the drain. I normally have to re-dig the first part of the ditch nearest the
driveway about once a month as it gets flattened by cars and the rain.
The path the water takes to our driveway drain |
The water took away a lot of the bark to the left of the wood |
Missing bark at the top
|
Looking across the road to the flooded median |
Across from the driveway |
The puddle extends towards 9th Ave |
Down the road towards the neighbors and away from 9th Ave |
The puddle |
Small ditch I dug to decrease the water flowing into our driveway |
The ditch as it goes towards the creek |
Down it goes |
It's about 3 feet deep in the middle |
The second ditch I dug, this time across the road to go from the puddle
direct to the creek. Supposedly there was a pipe that used to go under
the road, but it is caved in and/or plugged |
The flow into the creek |
Water leaving the puddle and flowing down towards the creek |