Serving Lincoln
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Lincoln, NE
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 creeks here were straightened and put in channels decades ago.
Many were, to make the ground buildable, and a straightened reach moves water faster than the bends it replaced. That sends the peak downstream sooner and harder and cuts the bed deeper over the years. Where a reach was altered like that the banks are usually still adjusting, which is what takes ground from the lots along it.
The city has salt marshes in it, a long way from any sea.
It does, fed by salty groundwater rather than by the ocean, and they are rare enough to be protected. What that means practically is that certain low areas cannot be drained or filled to speed anything up, and that the ground water in those parts of the city is unusual. Both are worth knowing before planning work.
Creek bottom or upland: does it change the answer?
Entirely. On the bottom water arrives from beneath as the channel raises the level in the ground, and the work is interior drainage with a pump. On the upland it arrives across the surface with limited fall, and the work is grading and roof discharge. A remedy matched to one is simply the wrong remedy for the other.
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