Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Oviedo, 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.
Wet days later? That is worth a call
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
Where should an Oviedo homeowner look first for water from the cooling system?
About seven Oviedo homes in ten were built in 1990 or later. Where a house of that era has its air handler in a hall closet or the garage, a pan beneath it and a drain line carry away the water the cooling pulls from the air. If that line clogs, the pan fills and spills, so a wet closet floor or a stain on the garage slab is the first sign.
Is Oviedo moving homes from septic systems to sewer?
The city received a grant for a study to identify and locate existing septic systems and plan their connection to its wastewater system. Some 1,300 Oviedo homes have septic systems on record. Until a home is connected, its drain field takes June's rain along with the household's water, and a field that has filled sends water back toward the house through its drains.
Where does the rain that falls in Oviedo go?
The city drains to four basins: Lake Jesup, the Little Econlockhatchee River, the Econlockhatchee River and Lake Howell. The Econlockhatchee gathers water from a large area; some 228 square miles drain to it upstream of Oviedo, and the city is developing a real-time flood forecasting tool for both Econlockhatchee basins. Lots on the low side of a street take runoff on its way downhill.
These questions also sit on the Oviedo page, next to its numbers.