If you have a property that is more rural than urban, and if the property has a natural slope away from the home, you may want to consider having a (more…)
Archive for the ‘Stormwater ponds’ Category
Storm water retention ponds reflect smarts and natural beauty
Saturday, February 20th, 2010Dry wells are “green” environmentally safe groundwater mitigation tools
Saturday, August 15th, 2009Hand excavated french drain groundwater removal systems and hand excavated dry wells duplicate a process called “perk” science that is naturally occuring everywhere on our planet.
It’s all about sending the rainwater runoff back to the underground storage caverns from which we pump our drinking and irrigation water. We need lots of groundwater to water our planets surface flora as well as to raise our kids and animals. Perking groundwater with dry wells is healthy for (more…)
Stormwater ponds and vector control for mosquitos
Saturday, May 10th, 2008Do something nice for your environment today. When building a new home, or renovating an existing home, vent your rain drain discharges and hand excavated french drains into various hand excavated drywells located on the property, rather than storm sewers. Better yet, create stormwater retention ponds. (more…)
Hand excavated french drains protect Portland neighborhoods
Saturday, April 5th, 2008Portland, Oregon is a leader in “green” technology and building methods. “Green” methods of groundwater removal are part of the success of our clean environment. For many years I was a commercial-investment real estate broker. My specialty was selling multi-family and single family residential parcels to developers.
