Serving Newark
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Newark, OH
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 creek looks smaller than the river.
It is smaller in the channel and its catchment is not negligible, and that is the point. A creek that looks minor can arrive at the confluence at the same moment the river is peaking, and the combination is what produces the events people remember. Judging either channel on its own understates what happens where they meet.
How much does the farmland upstream matter?
A good deal. Agricultural ground here is tile drained, which moves rainfall to the channels in hours rather than the days that undrained land would take. The river therefore rises faster after a storm than the landscape would suggest, and the response is sharper than it would have been a century ago.
Some parts of town flood and others never do.
Valley floor and slope behave completely differently here, and the division is often within a few streets. The historic center sits low because that is where the crossing and the mills were, while later building went onto higher ground. Establishing which of the two a specific address is on settles most of the question.
This FAQ belongs to the Newark page; it is repeated here.