Serving Des Plaines
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Des Plaines, IL
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
There is a reservoir upstream now. Is that the end of it?
For the river channel it does a great deal, and for a house it frequently does nothing. That structure holds back a flood on the watercourse it sits on. It has no bearing on a street inlet at capacity, a lawn draining toward a wall, or the water in the soil beside a footing, and those cause most of the damage.
The lot next door was cleared and never built on again.
That is usually a buyout, and it is worth reading as information rather than neglect. Properties that flood repeatedly are sometimes purchased and returned to open ground, which costs less over time than repairing them again. For a neighbor it means the risk on that parcel was judged high enough to act on, which says something about the block.
Clear skies over this town and the river is climbing.
The catchment feeding this river is large and largely built over, so the level here reflects rainfall across a great many towns rather than the sky above this one. It also climbs faster than it once did, since roofs and pavement discharge what soil used to take up. Following the upstream gauge gives genuine warning; watching the window gives none.
Open the Des Plaines FAQ beside the housing and climate notes.