No it is trench drain. It is not standing water that we are trying to divert
here. When it rains, the water flows from the street into our back yard
'literally' like a river - really forceful. We need to catch the flowing
water and make them flow into the adjacent easement area that the city
owns...

Thanks

"Elliot Richmond" wrote in message
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On Wed, 13 Nov 2002 13:38:09 GMT, "CP" wrote:

the city that we need to install a trench/channel drain in the yard to
divert the water out of the property. Where do we get Trench drains in
Austin?

Are you sure they said trench drain and not french drain? If you
think they might have said french drain (which is the standard
solution to your problem) see:

http://www.repair-home.com/how_to/cr...ench_drain.htm

or maybe:

http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects/frenchdrains.htm

Elliot Richmond
Freelance Science Writer and Editor