KLS wrote:

On Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:00:38 +0000 (UTC), "SteveB"
wrote:

KLS wrote:

I feel that I have no
obligation to spend extra time or money addressing the runoff issue
beyond what I need to achieve avoiding water entering my house.
Am I missing something here?

If you're in Texas, you don't have the right to correct a problem on
your property by exporting it to someone else's property. For
example, my downhill neighbor didn't like water running down the
hill across my property and onto his. He leveled his yard and built
a large dam against the fence. When it rained, his yard was OK, but
mine had six inches of water in it.

Further, state law requires the developer to submit a drainage plan
for the subdivision, and no one is allowed to change it without
approval.

This all makes sense, but I don't think it applies to our situation as
whatever solution we choose would be entirely within the parameters of
the project, and nothing as excessive as your neighbor's dam. We're
in New York.

I mentioned those issues just as incentive for you to check the
legality of whatever you finally decide to do. I'd hate to see you pay
to have it ripped out and redone. After all, you're the nice guy in
this issue.

How about changing the grade of your half of the driveway so that it
slopes toward the property line, making the property line the low spot.
Would the water will drain out to the street?

--
Steve Bell
New Life Home Improvement
Arlington, TX