Serving Sheridan
Groundwater & Basement Water Intrusion in Sheridan, WY
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 ground beside the house is wet all summer and it has not rained.
If there is a ditch nearby, that is the likely explanation. These carry water on a delivery schedule through the growing season, and seepage from an unlined channel raises the groundwater in the ground alongside it. It follows the irrigation calendar rather than the weather, so noting when the dampness appears usually identifies it. A meter check on the house supply rules out the alternative quickly.
Can we drain our lot into the ditch?
Almost certainly not without permission, and often not at all. These are delivery systems with owners and water rights attached, and they are frequently running full during exactly the season you would want to discharge into them. Establishing who operates the ditch nearest you, before planning any drainage work, saves designing a solution that cannot legally or practically be connected.
The creek is high in June and the snow here melted in March.
The mountains hold their snow much later than the town does, so the creeks run high well after the local ground is dry and warm. That means the elevated-risk period follows the snowpack rather than the local forecast, and it can extend for weeks. Watching upstream snowpack information gives far more useful warning than the weather at the house.
The same questions, in context, on the Sheridan mold removal page.