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<\/figure>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n–Extend your downspouts away from structures.<\/strong> Whereas downspouts typically release water close to the foundation of buildings extending the downspout farther away reduces the risk of erosion and standing water close to those structures. This can be accomplished with a variety of materials not only actual downspouts but hard plastic and vinyl downspout diverters.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n –Keep drainage routes clear.<\/strong> The drainage route consists of the entire distance from where the water is released from the downspout to the catchbasin which may be a local waterway tributary. “Keeping debris out of storm drains and ditches,” according to the Palm Coast Observer.<\/a> “Reporting clogged ditches to local governments.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n –Improve grading when required.<\/strong> Often times properties require elevation and slope adjustments as a result of structures being built in poorly draining areas and as a result of earth moving by the property owner and erosion. “Everyone lives in an area with some flood risk\u2014it\u2019s just a question of whether you live in a high-risk, low-risk, or moderate-risk flood area,” according to the Federal Emergency Management Agency<\/a>. Find your property’s flood risk at the FEMA Flood Ma<\/a>p Service Center. Earth Works offers customized earth moving and grading to suit your drainage solution needs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n –Construct a creek bed or swale.<\/strong> On-site drainage solutions such as creek beds and swales have been favored among government officials for decades as a way to not only prevent flooding but to reduce hazardous non-point source pollution associated with stormwater runoff. Constructed creek bed or swales are aesthetically pleasing and environmentally friendly by allowing for the gradual percolation of captured stormwater versus contributing to runoff and erosion.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n –Install and maintain a properly functioning French Drain.<\/strong> Named after Henry Flagg French, assistant secretary of the Treasury under Ulysses S. Grant the French Drain was first described in his 1859 publication Farm Drainage<\/a>. “The 1859 book is the drainage world\u2019s \u201cPrincipia Mathematica,\u201d its \u201cOn the Origin of Species,\u201d according to the Washington Post<\/a>. “Henry described various drainage techniques \u2014 the Deanston System, the Keythorpe System, the Wharncliffe System. He calculated the discharge volume of pipes of various diameters. He weighed the pros and cons of different pipe styles. And he recommended something that has helped many of us who live in constant fear of rain: an excavated trench filled with gravel in which rests a perforated pipe to carry away surface and groundwater. He called it a cellar drain. We know it as the French drain.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n –Install and maintain properly functioning channel drains around pools and outdoor kitchen areas. <\/strong>Channel drains are typically installed at a lower elevation between homes and swimming pools to collect and distribute water away from those areas. Contact Earth Works landscaping division to determine the proper dimensions required to adequately serve your specific drainage needs.<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n –Install a Cistern of Aquablox for onsite water storage.<\/strong> In coordination with property owners and local government agencies Earth Works is providing an innovative onsite water storage solution by constructing cisterns utilizing Aquascape Aquablox technology in areas prone to flooding. Contact your Earth Works landscape design professional for more details.<\/p>\r\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.earthworksjax.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/clogged_stormdrain.jpg\")
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