We've always had a slight water problem because we are at the confluence of two slopes but in recent years the problem has drastically worsened and on days like today our back yard is turning into a creek. The lessor problem is that our roofline has a break so that the gutters must each drain to a corner and that means half the roof is draining on the uphill side. The bigger problem is that our neighbor has doubled the size of his house, expanded his driveway and after a big rain is pumping hundreds (maybe thousands) of gallons of water into his yard which then runs downhill to our yard. He did pay for a French drain but it stopped working after a few years. He's a good neighbor and the water is an unintended consequence but it's reached the point I need to do something. I'm wondering if the county or state has any resources that could help us out as we are basically taking water from all our uphill neighboring properties. Any suggestions or advice is appreciated.
Quick illustration of where the water comes and goes. The swale (I think that is the correct term) is basically a small berm that directs water runoff from the hill, has been there for decades and works really well.
Quick illustration of where the water comes and goes. The swale (I think that is the correct term) is basically a small berm that directs water runoff from the hill, has been there for decades and works really well.