Serving Sharon
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Sharon, MS
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
Sixty inches a year sounds like a lot.
It is a lot, and the distribution matters more than the total. Winter is the wet peak here, which is the season with almost no evaporation, so the ground holds what it receives for months. Summer gets heavy storms too, but the heat removes that water within days.
Water sits a foot down but the surface looks dry.
That is a perched layer, and it is common on these soils. A sandy surface sits over a dense clay subsoil, so rain moves down easily until it reaches the clay and then stops and spreads sideways. The result is a saturated band underground with a dry-looking surface above it.
The lots here are large and there is no drainage system.
Roadside ditch and natural fall do the work, which is adequate in most conditions and offers no reserve in the wettest weeks. Because there is no piped network to fall back on, a blocked culvert or a filled ditch section has an immediate effect on the properties above it. Keeping the surface route clear is most of the maintenance available.
The Sharon overview carries this FAQ with the city research.