Serving Pharr
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Pharr, 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
There is an old ditch line running under the property.
That is common on ground converted from farmland, and the line may still be in use, may have been abandoned in place, or may be somebody else's easement. All three have consequences and they are different ones. The irrigation district holds the records, and establishing which case applies before any digging or building is far easier than establishing it afterward.
It hardly rains here. Why is the ground wet?
Because water has been delivered across this valley by canal for a century, and it still is. The ground reflects a century of irrigation rather than twenty-two inches of rainfall, so it behaves nothing like the annual figure suggests. A crawl or a slab edge that is damp through the summer is usually following the delivery schedule rather than the weather.
Who does one actually call about drainage here?
It depends which system the water is in, and there are several with different boundaries. The city handles the streets, a drainage district handles the main channels and their pumps, and an irrigation district handles the delivery canals. A problem at a property line may sit with any of them. Establishing which entity covers an address on a dry afternoon saves a great deal of time later.
These questions come from the Pharr page.