Irrigation suggestions/recommendations? (house, neighborhood, tile)

[annabanana123]

So we have a very, very flat yard. When it rains we wind up with standing water on half of the back yard. Does anyone have a recommendation of either an easy fix or a company who can fix this? We've always lived on a hill until this house so it's a new issue to us.

[Bpobill]

You will want drainage not irrigation. Irrigation is for watering, drainage is to remove water.

[gcretro]

Is discharge from your roof downspouts a major source? I connected downspouts via buried a 6" corrugated pipe to the front of the home.

[annabanana123]

Thanks, that's what I meant, drainage not irrigation. Though we do have a sprinkler system I need to get checked out so I guess both. The last owners apparently never used it so no telling what shape it's in.

[gemstone1]

Sounds like you need answers about drainage, not irrigation. Either regrade the yard by removing soil or adding soil or install enough sub-surface drain tile to allow the standing water to drain off. Bigger question is "where will the water go" ....into a neighbors yard? into the street gutter and then into a storm drain ?

[Ken Tireman]

Try French drains... look up on google... a good way to remove surface water quickly...good luck

[annabanana123]

Originally Posted by gemstone1

Sounds like you need answers about drainage, not irrigation. Either regrade the yard by removing soil or adding soil or install enough sub-surface drain tile to allow the standing water to drain off. Bigger question is "where will the water go" ....into a neighbors yard? into the street gutter and then into a storm drain ?

I'm thinking it would have to go to the street gutter given that all of our neighbors' yards are flat as is the park behind our house. I mean perfectly flat, like a football field...

[Ed_RDNC]

To help you decide where to run the drainage, search online for topographic maps. There are several and if you find one that has a close up of your neighborhood, it might help you find a lower spot that's also acceptable to the owner. IE: run it to a storm sewer ditch, and not someone else's back yard.