Drainage Control - Day 2

Left side...
The new swale redirects water away from the house and down towards the water channel

I'm standing down hill towards the channel

Never figured there was that much dirt in that area.

Dirt from the left side and swale

The pile on the right is from the front

The Front...
The front area represents a challenge because it's lower than the street level and it's the main means of access for parking.  Later when the side driveways are installed, it won't be an issue....but that's later this year so for now, it still has to accommodate vehicle traffic.

They first have to dig down in front of and taper away from the carport lip so that water from the roof can drain outward.  That has the propensity of making access to the carport a bit awkward due to the increased slope from the culvert. 

The water will run off that-a-way!

Somewhere under there...is the main water line.

We found the main water line! 
We knew approximately where it was so the tractor operator was very careful as he whittled down the surface dirt.  At some point, to prepare for the eventual side access driveways, the pipe will have be lowered some 12 inches below the new surface.  Next week or so before the ground gets too hard, I'll dig the necessary trench and drop it down.

Ditches...
As you can see, the plan is to run a ditch down to that little grove of trees which is actually a culvert drop where there is a big pipe that runs to the left under the neighbors property to the water channel.  When all is said and done, the majority of the water problem will be resolved with the water redirected down this ditch to the culvert and out to the lake.

The guys are back and working as I write this.

More later!