Dig a 6-inch wide by 24-inch deep trench with a power trencher. You can rent a trencher from almost any equipment rental yard. Cut the trench all the way through the soggy area and end it at a location where the excess water can flow out, such as a gravel bed or a small pond.
Q. How can we improve the water cycle?
With agriculture accounting for 70 percent of global water use, improving nutritional value per drop is critical to feeding the world while repairing the water cycle. Healthier soils with higher carbon content are capable of storing more moisture, reducing the need for irrigation and building resilience to drought.
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Q. How do I divert water from my neighbor’s yard?
- BUILD A BERM, a small hill covered with grass or other plants that will divert runoff around what you want to protect.
- ROUTE THE WATER INTO A DRY WELL.
- GRADE BROAD SURFACES to direct runoff away from houses, sheds, barns, and patios.
- INTERCEPT THE WATER by using a swale, a shallow ditch with gently sloping sides.
Natural Selection. One popular solution to a drainage problem is to route rain water to a low point in your yard where it can flow away from the house naturally over rocks in a dry creek bed. In particularly heavy storm events, the debris washed away from by excess water will be captured in a catch basin (pictured).
Q. How do you fix a soggy yard?
Q. Why are dry wells illegal?
In California, dry wells are used infrequently and with caution due to the concern that they provide a conduit for contaminants to enter the groundwater.
Q. Do dry wells really work?
It is supposed to work like a leach line does, in that the water will percolate into the ground. The idea behind it is good in theory, but when put into application it doesn’t really work that well. What normally happens in drywells is that they cannot handle the amount of water fed into it.
