Serving Grand Prairie
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Grand Prairie, TX
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 lake rose and there had been nothing on the forecast.
Reservoir levels answer to rain across a whole catchment and to release decisions made for the system rather than for any one shoreline, so they change for reasons that are not visible locally. Both are published, along with planned releases. For anything close to the water those figures are the ones to use, and they are available well before anything happens.
Doors that used to close no longer do, and the bill has jumped.
Treat those as a single event. This soil expands and contracts with its moisture through the year, the slab travels with it, and a line cast into or beneath the concrete eventually parts at a joint. Because the escape goes into the ground rather than into a room, an unexplained bill is frequently the earliest indication there is. Closing the supply at the meter and watching the dial settles it in an hour.
The other end of the city has completely different problems.
It does, because a city this long crosses several separate drainage systems and sits against different water bodies at each end. A remedy matched to one end is frequently the wrong one for the other, and the agency responsible may be different too. Establishing which system a property drains into comes before deciding what to spend money on.
This FAQ belongs to the Grand Prairie page; it is repeated here.