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Easy-Remote-8667 t1_j8ggm6i wrote

Reply to Any companies able to help me figure out why water pools in my backyard for days after it rains / storms? by techknee

Another option in addition to the ones listed above, and depending on how far the pooling is away from your house, is installing a rain garden. We back up to a creek/swamp that dumps into Swift Creek Reservoir, and parts of our backyard were perpetually pooling or soggy. We had a company come put and install a rain garden in the lowest area, and we have slowly added water loving plants to assist with soaking up water. The James River Soil and Water Conservation District was proving some funding prior to Covid for installation of rain gardens, but funding got cut during Covid, and I'm not sure if it's been brought back.

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351WindsorMotor t1_j8farfx wrote

Reply to Safety improvements coming to portion of Richmond’s Chamberlayne Avenue by Sailinger

Ann Francis-Lambert shared a list of the upcoming improvements to Chamberlyane in a recent newsletter. The upcoming changes seem positive: https://files.constantcontact.com/4fc47579801/28ed4553-9d67-4de9-bd8d-571f37cf4dd1.pdf?rdr=true

Unfortunately, the later phase changes to Chamberlayne under planning include widening Chamberlayne at Laburnum and adding pocket turn lanes at several cross streets between Laburnum and Azelia. The widening at Laburnum will make the distance pedestrians have to traverse across Chamberlayne longer, while the addition of pocket turn lanes at the cross streets north of Laburnum will remove pedestrian refuge in the current median. These changes will directly hurt pedestrian traffic and could also indirectly increase speeding by reducing the narrow feeling drivers experience in current two lanes between the median. This is despite pedestrian safety being the top priority identified in the public engagement, and traffic congestion ranking only 4th in priority. In addition, many of the pocket turn lanes under consideration are located at intersections that already have high levels of service. VDOT project pipeline website with future phases of work and summary of public response: https://vaprojectpipeline.org/studies/richmond-district/ri02-route-1-chamberlayne-avenue.asp

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LostDefectivePearl t1_j8f1ukk wrote

Reply to comment by healthyBabyBoy in Any companies able to help me figure out why water pools in my backyard for days after it rains / storms? by techknee

When they fail they just drain water a lot slower or not at all, like they’re not even there. When I dig up a failed French drain I expect that it does not have filter fabric around it.

Depending on how deep the French drain is buried, it could definitely just be smushed under there. If you have access to one side of the pipe (like a downspout for example) you can use a hose and see if you can flush anything out.

Luckily if it was installed well, it’s really doable for a homeowner to replace a short segment.

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