Emergency
Storm Surge & Tidal Flooding Winter Springs, 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.
Shut off the water, then pick up the phone
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
When does standing water show up in a Winter Springs yard?
Mostly in the rainy season. The city's flood information notes that most shallow flooding and standing water happen when the groundwater table is near the surface, during the rainy season or after many rain events. With the ground already full from below, a June downpour spreads across the yard instead of soaking in, and the edge of a slab and the bottom of a wall sit in it longest.
How far above Lake Jesup does Winter Springs stand?
The city lies on the south shore of Lake Jesup, and its ground runs from about 76 feet above sea level in the undulating southeast to three or four feet at the lake's edge. The several creeks in the city all carry its runoff to the lake. Houses toward the shore sit on the lowest land, where that runoff arrives last on its way out.
What does a high water table mean for a Winter Springs septic system?
Some 391 homes in the city have septic systems on record. A drain field works by letting water sink into the soil beneath it, and the city notes that the groundwater table comes near the surface in the rainy season. When it does, the field has little dry soil left below, and after a run of June storms household water can rise back toward the lowest drain.
For the figures behind these answers, see Winter Springs.