mark402001
Member
Here is my issue! I live in a rural area in East Texas. I believe the water main under the road is leaking and the water is running under my property. Every time we get a good rain my yard floods and I have water just standing. It is a sandy soil. The water main is under the road and the road is a black top road. We have lots of oil field trucks on this road. I have been here 4 yrs and have witnessed one main break in front of my house that they came and repaired it. The water main is approximately 50yrs old. So I guess my question is how do I prove it is leaking. I called the regulating authorities and they came out but since they didn’t see anything with just a visual inspection they didn’t do anything. Also the investigation was conducted by a woman that grew up here and knows everyone in the water company. My house is pier and beam and water collects under it. The beams are starting to give way due to constant moisture. I need to find a way to prove the water main is leaking and force the water company to repair it and my house. Sorry for ranting I’m just frustrated.