Archive for the ‘Stormwater ponds’ Category

Stormwater ponds and vector control for mosquitos

Saturday, May 10th, 2008

Do 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, 2008

Portland, 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.

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Stormwater retention ponds natural beauty

Friday, November 23rd, 2007

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 drainage professional design and construct a hand excavated french drain groundwater removal system that vents as a daylighted vent into a stormwater retention pond. (more…)