DCRC
Silver Member
- Joined
- Jun 6, 2004
- Messages
- 114
- Location
- Manvel, TX (south of Houston)
- Tractor
- Kubota Grand L3830 HST with LA723 FEL and HD bucket
I've got 10ac. that I've had a pond dug and built up a pad site. My neighbor to the east has about 15-20 ac. He has small house across the street and plans to build on the front of this larger piece of property in the near future.
The problem is that he has been adding a large amount of fill dirt to his property. He had a source where he could get it for free from a new high school being built, all he had to do was pay for the dumptrucks. Came out to about $18-$20 a load. When this first came about early last year I added about 100 loads to my property to fill in a small pond and fill in a low spot in the middle of my property. My neighbor has taken this a little farther. I estimate is about 500-1000 truck loads of dirt. He also has about a 1.5 ac. pond that he used the dirt to fill up his property.
We are in a low area I had a topo survey down and my elevation was 51.5' above see level, and the FEMA 100 yr floodplane is at 54.5. Now with my pond and pad site I am above that and safe. I don't think it's really that bad in the last 2 years I've havn't seen it underwater. It's just real flat and doesn't drain well.
My problem will be the rest of my property being flooded from the runoff from my neighbors property. Any advice on how I should handle this. I'm thinking of calling him tomorrow and finding out if he plans to add any more dirt?
I believe he added another 100 loads today.
The problem is that he has been adding a large amount of fill dirt to his property. He had a source where he could get it for free from a new high school being built, all he had to do was pay for the dumptrucks. Came out to about $18-$20 a load. When this first came about early last year I added about 100 loads to my property to fill in a small pond and fill in a low spot in the middle of my property. My neighbor has taken this a little farther. I estimate is about 500-1000 truck loads of dirt. He also has about a 1.5 ac. pond that he used the dirt to fill up his property.
We are in a low area I had a topo survey down and my elevation was 51.5' above see level, and the FEMA 100 yr floodplane is at 54.5. Now with my pond and pad site I am above that and safe. I don't think it's really that bad in the last 2 years I've havn't seen it underwater. It's just real flat and doesn't drain well.
My problem will be the rest of my property being flooded from the runoff from my neighbors property. Any advice on how I should handle this. I'm thinking of calling him tomorrow and finding out if he plans to add any more dirt?
I believe he added another 100 loads today.