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mikerss (IN)
My house was built on I assume a larger plot of farmland over 60 years ago. There is likely clay farm drain tile buried along multiple properties in the vicinity the outlet of which are not visible to me anywhere in the area.
At the lowspot of this portion on my property get pretty soggy after rains. Water does accumulate. There are some holes that has developed that are filled with water as well... I can stick a probe down 3 ft' and hit something hard. From the little I have learned or understand, this could be from pressure from a broken or restricted clay tile.
A neighbor had told me that this low spot has always been wet at times for 20 years. Ive only been here 2 years and its been little more than a nuisance to me at this point. Both rainy seasons it was wet but it also dries up during the summer and stays dry all fall and winter.
Anyway... I am not sure who to contact for more information on this? Or if this is something that needs to be addressed? And how? I doubt calling the town in which I live would be of any benefit since this is private property and not an easement or anything.... its also not sewage or a storm drain I am referring too.
I also fear calling in a some company as they would see this as dollar signs where at this point I only see this as a slight nuisance when I have to avoid the area with my lawnmower for a few weeks in the spring. And frankly, it is something I cannot afford to pay to have fixed... I could only imagine the cost as well....
So I am posting here in hopes of getting some ideas. If anyone can help me understand this situation better I sure would appreciate it.
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hj (AZ)
You have to understand that field drain tiles are NOT sealed, in fact they are usually just butted together. Therefore, any water entering at any point will flow to a low spot and leak out. It is not a question of broken or plugged up drain lines, it is just the way they are.
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m & m (MD)
The tile has to lead to a point lower than the area it is draining. Typically, they terminate to "daylight". Have you seen anything resembling a termination at any lower area?
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mikerss (IN)
I sure would appreciate any input on this, thank you.
I think the two holes I mentioned (about 8 inches wide and 2' deep where I can feel the top of something hard) are SINKHOLES?
hj- I think I see what you mean about not being a sealed pipe... look at the videos from something I found on youtube:
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Although I don't understand the point of the "repair" in the video you will see they are putting broken pieces of tile on these gaps as you describe?
m&m- There are no outlets anywhere on my property.... these things are just "passing thru".....
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hj (AZ)
when it was installed, NOTHING was put over the space between the tiles. They were just butted together and buried. if a tile got plugged up the water just ran past it on the outside and reentered the line on the other side.
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mikerss (IN)
SO I might just be a victim of the lowest point in the area.... picture a bowl shaped pasture.... this is in the bottom.
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hj (AZ)
No telling HOW they were installed, because they were a work in progress. When an area needed draining, they just added to the existing system.
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KCRoto (MO)
If you have a spot that you can drain to, you could simply have new drain tile installed to drain out your bowl area.
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