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It's Madpotter again. Haven't been on the forum for a while but am very interested in the recent postings, especially from kumar1921 and others. I have pretty much given up on trying to figure out where the water is entering my footer drain. I have read about bentonite slurry walls etc, and...

This response is for ctmtwilliams. In your first response, you mention that sufficient new housing upslope could be adding additional new water from the landscape alone. Do you mean that this water is filling my sewer line trench, or that it is merely adding more water to the earth in general...

Wow, Thanks for all the responses everyone. Here is some more information. I foudn out from my builder that I have very little fall on my sewer line, probably only 1/8" per 10ft. I am amazed with this little fall my sewer works for well. So I think the backflow along the sewer trench makes...

The builder next door says he hit some water 7.5 feet down when digging, hence he raised his house up high. But I am in Indiana clay. Isn't that enough of a barrier between the homes. Now the home next door is about 3.5 feet higher than mine, and his footer drains I would guess flow ground...

I have a theory that the water in my basement, a constant flow of very very clean water into my sump pit that I never had until a lot of contsruction of homes up (and higher) the street occured. I have a basement with a 9" ceiling and plumbing with natural fall, albeit not a lot of fall, to the...

I have been in my home with basement for 7 years. The last 2 years, a lot that was formerly lower than mine was somewhat raised and built on. Since then, I have a constant, year round flow of water into my sump pit. I recall the builders of that home saying they hit some bad soil or water...