Katy Drainage Questions

An independent contractor. Katy Drainage Pros passes your request along; the contractor who takes it walks the yard, quotes it and does the job. Warranty and scheduling questions go to them.

Puddles that are gone within a day after a heavy storm are normal on flat prairie ground. Water that lasts two days or more, returns after ordinary rain, or reaches the slab edge is worth a walk-through.

No, and be wary of anyone who says it will. Yard drainage moves water off the lawn and away from the slab during ordinary storms. When a creek or a reservoir is over its banks, water comes from outside the lot and no yard system can hold it back.

This site found no state license specific to yard drainage. Sprinkler work does require one: TCEQ licenses landscape irrigators. Plumbing connections require a licensed plumber.

Often. Rock beds, borders, fences and visible grates can all fall under a deed-restricted neighborhood’s exterior rules. Check with the association before the work, not after.

Texas Water Code §11.086 bars diverting the natural flow of surface water in a way that damages someone else’s property. A fix should aim for the street, a swale or an easement. For a dispute, talk to a lawyer.

It depends on where the lot is and what the job changes. The City of Katy requires permits for driveways, patios and lawn irrigation systems, among other work; unincorporated Fort Bend County requires one for elevation changes of six inches or more; Harris County requires one for grading in the mapped floodplain. The permits page has the numbers to call.

Ask before the job. Texas811 wants two business days’ notice before digging, and it is free. Someone has to make that request and wait for the marks.

This site does not publish prices. Length, depth, where the pipe can outlet and how many utility lines cross the route drive the number, and the contractor quotes it after the walk-through.

Not as a service here. Katy houses are built on slabs or piers with no rooms below the ground, so there is nothing indoors to pump out. A pump that lifts yard water to the street is sometimes part of a catch basin job on a low lot; the contractor will say if yours needs one.