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Posted by Banty on June 26, 2008, 8:17 am
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>> We have a ditch behind our backyard that has a small creek that runs
>> in the bottom of it. It is eroding our backyard (as well as some
>> other houses' backyards). I am looking for help with this. As I am
>> guessing this would be an expensive fix, I am wondering if there is
>> any government help for something like this? Who would I call to get
>> an estimate of fixing this problem (a civil engineering company
>> maybe)? If this is not the proper group for this, could you please
>> direct me to a more appropriate group. Any help/advice you can offer
>> would be appreciated?
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>> TIA
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>Is this on your property?
>I certainly hope the government does not help. Sorry, but I don't want to
>pay taxes to fix your yard erosion problem. I'll chip in a bit if you
>reciprocate and pay my January oil bill.
Well, the erosion problem may be due to government action or inaction. He
didnt' give that much info.
I had an erosion ditch get started in my front yard due to street drainage
starting to jump the curb and it was running diagonally across my front yard.
The storm drain just uphill from my property had totally silted and was blocked.
The town fixed it by coming in and replacing it. (Peeved my uphill neighbor as
he thought he'd forever have the trees that had grown since the drain had been
installed, but oh well. I guess he didn't know what the dotted line on his
property map was....)
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>OTOH, you may not be able to do anything without approvals from the town,
>wetland commission, corps of engineers, DEP, EPA, and more. I'd start with
>the town and/or a local civil engineering firm familiar with the area and
>the politics of it all.
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It's not so drastic as you say. Of course we dont' know enough of this guy's
specific situation to say how he'd be affected. But *of course* local agencies
don't let anyone divert water anywhere suits them and how they envision their
property. That's a good thing! Try being downhill from a jerk (read above).
Doesn't mean the water can't be diverted in many cases, or dealt with in other
ways. I've seen twice this dealt with by shaping the banks of the stream to
stabilize it, and either planting along the stream, or doing a gravel ditch and
planting to disguise it.
Banty
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