Beware of fall leaves and heavy rainfall! Keep storm drains clear this year!
If you are reading this, the trees might still be green, or they are turning their color and dropping their leaves rapidly. As the leaves fall, they can quickly cause landscaping problems, particularly in suburban neighborhoods and commercial lots with ample landscaping. Autumn leaves can clog storm drains and cause flooding when rainfall comes. How can you prevent leaves from clogging drains as a resident or a business? Let’s take a look.
Grade the Land Properly
The shape of the land can play a huge role in drainage. Storm drains and stormwater systems are designed to take in rainfall up to a certain speed and quantity, but if the land causes puddles and floods to form, the land itself will suffer or cause stormwater to drain too rapidly into the system.
Prevent Soil Erosion
Improper grading could lead to soil erosion, but improper soil erosion prevention will also lead to soil and sediment leaking into storm drains when it rains hard. You can prevent soil erosion through hardscaping and landscaping. Sand, soil, and other debris from the ground leaching into your storm drains will certainly not help them to do their jobs right.
Remove Fall Leaves Gradually
As for preventing leaves from clogging drains, you can easily do that by raking the leaves in several rounds as they fall. Be sure to remember to rake the leaves away from storm drains if one is at the end of your property or on your property. Of course, you could also use a leaf blower! At the end of the day, you will be glad you removed as many leaves from the storm drain inlets as possible.
Remember the Twigs
Twigs can also fall off and make their way into storm drain catch basins, further clogging the stormwater system. If you plan to rake leaves yourself this year, picking up and disposing of branches and twigs will also assist with stormwater drainage.
Count on Your Municipality to Clean the Drains
If you are concerned about your neighborhood’s storm drains flooding, you can count on your municipality to call a company like Jet Blast Inc. to clean the catch basins periodically. If you manage a commercial property and live in Maryland, Pennsylvania, D.C., Delaware, or Northern Virginia, you can call us directly!
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