Drainage service areas around Irving

Rein Irving Drainage Company works across Irving and the cities within about 30 miles of it. A drain that suits a sandy Southlake slope would be the wrong choice on flat Coppell clay, and a pipe that may end at the fence in one city must reach the curb in another. The pages below explain those differences for the cities where they change the plan most. For everywhere else, the sections further down cover what we know.

City pages

Irving

Irving itself splits into two kinds of ground. In Las Colinas and much of north Irving, the USDA soil survey maps Ferris and Heiden clay: about half clay particles, with a high shrink-swell rating, absorbing water extremely slowly. Water there sits on the surface, so catch basins, buried downspouts and grading do most of the work. In central and west Irving, sandy soil sits over clay: about 15 inches of loamy fine sand near Irving Boulevard, about 8 inches of sandy loam in Plymouth Park. Rain sinks in and perches on the clay, which is where a shallow French drain along the clay line earns its place.

Low ground near the Trinity and the creek bottoms maps as frequently flooded clay, and outlets there can sit higher than the yard. The city is rebuilding the West Irving Creek channel and built a subdrain on Wingren Drive in Las Colinas for groundwater. For Irving addresses, we confirm the city's drainage and right-of-way rules per address before work starts. Our home page covers Irving in more depth.

Farmers Branch, Garland and Addison

East and north of Irving, the soil survey maps Houston Black clay at sample points in Farmers Branch, Richardson and Garland: about 55 percent clay, with a shrink-swell rating near the top of the scale. Like Las Colinas, it keeps water on the surface and moves with the seasons, so surface capture and grade come before deep drains. We confirm city requirements per address in each. The foundation moisture guide explains why this clay matters for slabs.

Grapevine

Grapevine charges a $150 lot drainage fee with a single-family building permit and expects foundations to be sealed by a professional engineer, which brings drainage into the plan for new houses from the start. For existing homes, the usual Irving fixes apply; see the permits guide.

Flower Mound, Euless, Hurst and Bedford

Northwest and west of Irving, the ground turns sandier. At soil survey sample points, Hurst maps as sandy loam over sandy clay loam from about 17 inches, Flower Mound as sandy material over 45 percent clay at about 6 inches, and Euless as sandy loam over 42 percent clay below about 27 inches. That is perched-water country: soft ground and seeps on slopes rather than puddles. The Southlake page explains how drains are built for it.

East Fort Worth

At the western edge of our radius, Fort Worth treats lot-to-lot drainage as a private matter between neighbors rather than a city one. Its stormwater customer service line is 817-392-6261 for problems with public drainage. Texas Water Code section 11.086 still applies statewide; see neighbor water runoff in Texas.

Not sure if you are in range?

Send your address with your estimate request and we will tell you. You can also start with the yard drainage check or the guide to fixing yard drainage.