Serving Overland Park
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Overland Park, KS
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
How much rain does a spring storm here actually drop?
Considerably more per hour than the monthly figure suggests. May averages around five and a half inches across the whole month, and a single evening system can deliver a large share of that in a couple of hours. Drainage is tested by the hour rather than by the month, and the hourly extremes here are substantial.
The older part of the city seems to have more trouble.
Its drainage was laid out for the city that existed at the time, with less pavement upstream and smaller design storms in use. Everything built south of it since drains through or past that older infrastructure. The northern neighborhoods are therefore handling flows their systems were never sized for, which is a common pattern in cities that grew outward this fast.
Nearly every house here has a basement.
Which makes the basement the default low point across the whole city rather than an unusual feature. Any surcharge in the drainage or any saturation in the surrounding ground finds those spaces first. It also means the local experience of a storm is measured almost entirely by what happens below grade.
Open the Overland Park FAQ beside the housing and climate notes.