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What's the best way to drain this clay soil near street?

letstrydiy
6 years ago

Hi there,


We've been running into a lot of issues with drainage in our thick, California clay soil. Lots of standing water and plants dying from "drowning". We recently trenched along some problem areas and sure enough all are filled with standing water just a few inches down. I've got a plan to handle some of the spots but there is one spot in particular that I'm not sure how to handle (see photo below)



It's not the best photo but you can see at the top our small trench that's filled with water, and it runs alongside our driveway. My initial thought was run a pipe out to the street under this sidewalk (with the city's permission) but is there an alternative that requires less work and is less costly?


Thanks for any suggestions.