I don't think it is a rising water table, though I have heard rumors that the
common area is
on a natural spring. Here's a link to some photos of the swampy area around my
house. I
put captions on the photos explaining some of the history of the property. When
we
moved in, it was a high desert forest with Juniper and Ponderosa, then a
development
company bought it and put in 90 new homes and this grassy common area. The
flooding
got really bad after that happened. Sometimes it floods the whole neighborhood.
We get
12" of snow about 3 times a year. Plus 3" off and on all winter. When we get 12"
and it
melts suddenly, that's when it floods almost every house on the common area, but
ours
gets it the worst.

Photos http://community.webshots.com/album/562696020UyxcwP

If, after seeing the photos, you can recommend a place to start, it would be
much
appreciated.

Many thanks,
Kali Vanagas


--- In stormwaterpro@yahoogroups.com, "bjoel800" <BJoel800@...> wrote:
>
> Would you guess and say that the majority of the water is due to
> snowmelt and rainfall, not a rising water table. If it is mainly due
> to poor drainage you might need to landscape in such a way that you
> change the drainage pattern. This way the water drains away from your
> property, and not towards your foundation. If your flooding is due to
> a high water table, I am not sure what you can do.
> --- In stormwaterpro@yahoogroups.com, "Norman MacLeod" <gaelwolf@>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> > REPOSTING for group member
> >
> >
> > FROM: kalivanagas@
> > DATE: Sun, 02 Mar 2008 20:27:24 -0000
> > SUBJECT: New to group- snow melt drainage problems, help!
> >
> > For the last 13 years, my family has been battling a swampy yard and
> > water in our crawl space. We have three $500 sump pumps but that
> > doesn't fix the yard. It's so bad that the dogs don't even want to go
> > outside. Our yard extends about 8' out from our house with two 12x15'
> > areas on either side of the house. It's a flat lot and there are berms
> > separating the flooded common area from our property but our house is
> > in the low spot. We have lawn, bark, aspens, and some native brush.
> > What can we do to get rid of all this water??? Thanks
> >
>