Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Hialeah, FL
Surge and tidal water rise from the ground up and carry salt and silt with them. Anything porous they soaked is treated as contaminated. Outside water that rose into the building is treated as contaminated, and porous material it reached is removed. Salt left behind in materials keeps pulling water from the air, so it is cleaned out with the rest.
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Often needed alongside
- Emergency Water Extraction
Standing water removed before it soaks into slab, block and flooring - the first step after any failure, and the one humid air makes urgent.
- Wind-Driven Rain Intrusion
Wind pushes rain sideways through window frames, stucco and the base of the wall. The roof can hold and the house still take water.
- Sewer & Septic Backflow Cleanup
Heavy rain and a high water table can push sewage back through the lowest drain in the building. Clear or murky, it is handled as sewage.
Frequently asked questions
What lifts the floor tile in a ground-floor Hialeah apartment?
The city describes its groundwater as lying just below the surface, and in the rainy season the water table rises close to it. More than a third of Hialeah's homes are in buildings of ten or more units, and on a ground floor of the 1970s, tile or vinyl glued straight to the slab takes that moisture from beneath until the adhesive gives way.
What happens to Hialeah streets when the canals are full?
Hialeah's water leaves through secondary canals into the Miami Canal and the Little River Canal. In the rainy season those canals and the city's lakes can reach capacity, and when a canal backs up, the street drains feeding it stop taking water. A downpour then stands at the curb and in parking lots, and ground-floor doors on the lowest blocks are the first it reaches.
Which canals carry Hialeah's rain to the bay?
The Miami Canal and the Little River Canal, the two major canals within the city, which drain the C-6 and C-7 basins. Secondary canals gather water from the land and pass it to them for discharge into Biscayne Bay. The city also holds some 26 lakes, and lots on those lakes see the water rise with the canals through the rainy season.
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