Serving Santa Ana
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Santa Ana, CA
Basement seepage, failed sumps, and hydrostatic pressure against the foundation are extracted and dried, and the path from the ground is identified so the loss does not repeat. Groundwater and basement seepage are extracted and dried only after the path from the soil is identified — a wall, a slab, a drain, or a failed sump. Drying the interior without stopping that path returns the same water to the same floor.
Frequently asked questions
The river is a concrete channel now.
It is, and that work was done precisely because this river produced a catastrophic flood here in the last century. A hardened channel carries far more than the natural one did and moves it much faster, which protects against the event it was sized for. It is a capacity, not a guarantee, and what exceeds it has nowhere to spread but the flat ground alongside.
This is one of the most built-up cities in the county.
It is, and that has a direct drainage consequence. Small lots, full site coverage and very little open ground mean nearly everything that falls becomes runoff within minutes, so the storm drains carry close to the entire rainfall. The same storm over less dense ground would produce a fraction of the flow.
The whole year of rain seems to arrive at once.
It does, and that is the defining feature of the climate here. Thirteen inches spread evenly would be undemanding; delivered in a handful of winter systems it is a genuine load on a drainage network. Infrastructure here is sized for intense short events rather than for sustained wet conditions.
The same questions, in context, on the Santa Ana mold removal page.