Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Palm Beach Gardens, 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
Who looks after the lake behind a Palm Beach Gardens house?
Usually the homeowner association. In the communities the Northern Palm Beach County Improvement District serves, associations typically maintain the community lakes and drainage, which pass water through underground pipes to the district's canals, pumps and storage areas. A lake behind a house rises after a storm and falls as those structures move the water on.
Why does rain sit in a Palm Beach Gardens yard swale after a storm?
It is meant to, for a while. The district explains that most approved drainage designs store some water temporarily in yard swales, streets and open areas, with swales sloped to catch it as it soaks into the ground. After a wet spell the groundwater is already high, so a swale holds water longer. Standing water against the house itself is the thing to watch for.
Are there still septic tanks in Palm Beach Gardens?
Some. The city allows existing, properly built and working septic systems to stay in use, and it monitors homes on them with the regional utility authority and the county health department. Some 424 Palm Beach Gardens homes have septic systems on record, and after weeks of June rain their drain fields have less room for the household's water.
Palm Beach Gardens's own page carries them beside the local figures.