So, when the inspector comes in the office and says he won't be able to complete the annual inspection because the vault is full of water and that we'll have to pump it out before it can be completed, my mind swirls with questions. Where did all the water come from? When did the flooding start? All through fall and winter the vault was pleasantly dry, so what happened?
Well, we still are wrestling with the why, where and how's our our abundance of water. What we do know is that we certainly do have an abundance! This particular vault is looking a bit more swimming pool than vault for pipeline controls. A french drain has been installed in case the excess is coming from ground water off the property uphill from the vault. That had no effect, in the mean time we got a pump working on the vault.
Workable solutions are being tried out and worked through even now. What we've come to realize...this water is amazingly clear, it's a shame that it is just going to waste down the drain. But while we manage a permanent solution the pump empties the vault of this beautiful clear assumed spring water. At this time it flows down the pavement to the drain. That seems like a crying shame.
Here it is...clearly, it's all in how you look at it! The dogs love it, fresh clean flowing water. All the little creatures love it too! Their own little river, clean, fresh and cool, perfect for a summer afternoon bath! Perfect for watering the flowers. Outside the whole "can't pass the annual inspection" thing this could be good! After all these ground water issues there is one more good thing to come of it...next year I KNOW where to put the garden, we won't have to water! Hey, it's all in how you look at it!
