You can think of a swale like a French drain without a pipe. Dry creeks are long trenches of gravel or rocks placed at the ...

This can be as simple as a gravel-lined trench (often ... where the ground turns soggy You might run a swale through that area to create better drainage, or you might construct an improved basin ...

Line the bottom of the trench with gravel and crushed rock to help the ... s foundation to more desirable areas. Unlike a French drain, swales do not use pipes or hardscaping materials.

and guide water through that swale instead of installing a drain you have to manage.” Persistent standing water or excessive pooling after rainfall, as well as signs of foundation damage or ...

CENTER TONY ATKINS WESH 2 NEWS. THE CITY OF PALM COAST HAS STARTED A NEW PILOT PROGRAM. SO HOPEFULLY WHEN THE NEXT STORM COMES, WATER DRAINAGE WON’T BE AN ISSUE. WESH 2’S PAMELA COMBS TALKED ...