Landscape Drainage System
Drainage can also be responsible for harvesting water as a natural resource. It plays an important part in water conservation in the form of natural lakes and reservoirs.
All of these benefits underscore the importance of a planned approach to a landscape drainage system so that all the elements of your property work together. Delivering the proper allocation of water is required for the health of a landscape and the people who live on it.
Draining marshy areas of your yard will prevent these conditions:
- Insects and mold spores from breeding
- Diseases such as West Nile Virus, Lyme Disease and lung affliction
A well-designed landscape drainage system consists of the following:
- Proper grading to creates positive drainage away from structures
- Adjacent properties and being careful not to drain onto them
- Identifying and addressing existing problems such as poorly placed downspouts
- Identifying naturally occurring low areas
- Room additions that create dams and changes the originally-intended water flow
The key to solving most existing problems is to find out how water flows and where it comes from—other than the obvious rain falling from the sky.
Types of Landscape Drainage Systems:
- Surface
- Downspout
- French
- Channel