Re: Drainage of standing water in our yard

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Re: Drainage of standing water in our yard

From: john.mahony@mail.tju.edu
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Remote Name: 147.140.152.26
Date: 08 Mar 2001
Time: 06:25 AM

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I have a very similar problem. I have about 4 largish areas ( 50-100sf) that retain standing water for several days. I also have clay soil. I was considering installing french drains as a means of letting the water get into the ground. I thought diggig a pit (lined with a permeable membrane) filling it with rock, enclosing with membrane and topping with topsoil and grass. I feel this will allow the water to seep into the ground and eventually find its way into the soil. I'm not looking to install catch basins and pumps. Am I way off base?

Thank you,

John

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