Drainage Jacksonville FL
Stop Watching Your Yard Flood Every Rain
Standing water kills grass, cracks foundations,
and breeds mosquitoes. Jacksonville gets 52
inches of rain per year. Your yard needs a
drainage system built for that — not a
$200 fix that fails in the first storm.
We assess, design, permit, and install
drainage solutions across all of Duval County.
That is drainage in Jacksonville, FL, done right.
Your Yard Floods Every Rain. Here Is Why Your Neighbor’s Does Not.
A homeowner in Mandarin called us last summer.
Her backyard had flooded after every rain for
three years. She had two drainage quotes already
— both contractors had recommended French drains
without ever checking her yard’s elevation or
soil type.
Here is the problem with that.
Jacksonville’s
Westside and Northside neighborhoods sit on
heavy clay soil that drains at roughly 0.2
inches per hour.
A French drain in clay soil
without proper outlet planning does not drain
your yard. It moves the water six feet and
pools it somewhere else.
We walked her property with a transit level,
checked soil permeability, and identified
that her low corner had no natural outlet
within 150 feet. She needed a dry well with
a CAT 336-excavated sump, not a French drain.
Total cost: $3,800. Her yard has been dry
after every rain since, including during
the 2024 hurricane season.
That is drainage in Jacksonville, FL, done
right — assessed, permitted, and fixed
the first time.
Why Jacksonville Homeowners and Developers
Trust Us With Their Drainage Problems
Site Assessment Before Any Design
We walk your property with a transit level, check soil type, map elevation changes, and locate natural outlets before recommending anything. The two most common drainage mistakes in Jacksonville are installing the wrong system and installing the right system in the wrong location.
SJRWMD Permit Handling
Any drainage work that affects stormwater
flow in Duval County may require an SJRWMD
Environmental Resource Permit. Discharge
into wetlands or surface water without
an ERP triggers fines up to $10,000 per
day under Florida Statute 373. We identify
permit requirements on your first site walk.
French Drains Done Right
Most French drain failures in Jacksonville happen for one reason — no proper outlet. We install 4-inch or 6-inch ADS N-12 perforated pipe in filter fabric, bedded in clean angular gravel, sloped at minimum 1% grade to a verified outlet point. Every install includes a flow test before we leave.
Retention Pond Construction
We excavate, line, and grade retention ponds
for residential subdivisions, commercial
sites, and HOA communities across Duval,
Clay, and St. Johns counties. In 2023, we
completed a 4,800 square foot retention pond
expansion in Fleming Island that eliminated
flooding for three neighboring properties.
Zero flooding through the entire 2024 season.
CAT 336 Excavation for Larger Jobs
French drains need a shovel and a pipe. Retention ponds and deep catch basin systems need a CAT 336 excavator. We own the machine. Most drainage contractors rent excavators, which means your job competes with every other job that week. Ours shows up on schedule.
Post-Install Flow Testing
H3: Post-Install Flow Testing Every drainage system we install gets a flow test before we leave. We run water through the full system and verify outlet discharge. If it does not drain the way we designed it, we fix it before the first rain tests it for us.
Drainage and Pond Work Services Jacksonville FL
We provide complete drainage Jacksonville, FL
solutions — from French drains to retention
ponds and everything in between.
French Drain Installation Jacksonville FL
ADS N-12 perforated pipe in filter fabric,
bedded in clean angular gravel, sloped to
a verified outlet. We install residential
French drains across Mandarin, Orange Park,
Arlington, Riverside, and Westside lots.
Most residential French drain jobs complete
in one to two days. Cost: $1,800 to $6,500
depending on linear footage and outlet type.
Catch Basin and Yard Drain Systems
Surface water pooling at specific low points
needs a catch basin — a concrete or plastic
inlet that collects water and channels it
underground to a pipe outlet. We size basins
to your yard's runoff volume and connect
them to proper discharge points. Baymeadows
and Southside lots with impervious surfaces
benefit most from catch basin installs.
Retention Pond Construction Jacksonville FL
New construction, HOA drainage, and commercial
stormwater management often require engineered
retention ponds. We excavate, grade, and line
retention ponds to SJRWMD and City of
Jacksonville stormwater standards. Our CAT 336
handles excavation from small residential
ponds to large commercial basins.
Swale Construction and Regrading
A properly graded swale moves stormwater
away from structures without pipes or
underground systems. We regrade yards and
construct swales using Trimble GPS grade
control on our CAT D6N dozer — same
accuracy we use on construction site prep.
Ponte Vedra and Fleming Island properties
with large lots benefit most from swale-based
drainage solutions.
Dry Well Installation Jacksonville FL
When no natural outlet exists within reach,
a dry well stores water underground and
allows it to percolate into surrounding
soil. Works best on Jacksonville's Eastside
and Beaches area where sandy soil drains
at 2 to 4 inches per hour. Wrong choice
for Westside clay lots — we tell you this
upfront before installation begins.
Storm Drainage Repair and Restoration
Collapsed French drains, blocked catch basins,
and damaged pond outlets — we diagnose and
repair existing drainage systems that have
failed. After Hurricane Ian in September 2022,
we repaired or replaced drainage systems on
24 residential properties across Jacksonville
Beach, Mandarin, and Orange Park within
six weeks of the storm.
Go from overgrown lot to job-ready land with ease
1. REQUEST YOUR FREE ESTIMATE
Fill out the form and lock in your estimate date — we'll handle all the scheduling details..
2. WE CLEAR IT COMPLETELY
On project day, our crew shows up on time and clears every inch — trees, brush, stumps, and debris.
3.GET CLEAN, READY-TO-BUILD LAND
Within days, your land is fully cleared, leveled, and ready for construction, farming, or development.
Recent Drainage and Pond Work Projects
Across Jacksonville FL
"Every drainage Jacksonville, FL project
below includes permit documentation and
post-install flow testing."
Project 1
Location: Mandarin, Jacksonville, FL
Job: Dry well installation — clay soil, no outlet
Problem: Flooded after every rain for 3 years
Solution: CAT 336-excavated sump + dry well
Cost: $3,800
Result: Dry yard through entire 2024 season
Project 2
Location: Fleming Island, Clay County, FL
Job: 4,800 sq ft retention pond expansion
Problem: 3 neighboring properties flooding
Equipment: CAT 336 excavator
Result: Zero flooding through 2024 season
Compliance: SJRWMD ERP permitted
Project 3
Location: Orange Park, FL Job: French drain installation — backyard Pipe: ADS N-12 6-inch perforated Linear footage: 185 feet Outlet: Street connection — COJ permitted Timeline: 2 days
PROJECT 4
Location: Baymeadows, Southside Jacksonville Job: Catch basin system — 3 inlets, underground pipe Problem: Impervious surface runoff pooling Timeline: 1 day Result: Zero pooling after heaviest 2024 rains
PROJECT 5
Location: Jacksonville Beach, FL
Job: Storm drainage repair after Hurricane Ian
Date: October 2022 — 6 weeks post-storm
Systems repaired: 8 collapsed French drains
Equipment: Mini excavator + Kenworth T270
Drainage Jacksonville FL — Questions Homeowners Ask Every Week
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Call us (904) 748-4055
Wet Yard? Standing Water? Let's Fix It Before the Next Rain.
That Mandarin homeowner had flooded for three years before calling us. Two previous contractors gave her the wrong solution. Her yard has been dry since we finished — through every rain in the 2024 hurricane season. One site walk. One written quote. One system that actually works.
Marcus reviews every inquiry personally within 4 hours. Free site assessment scheduled within 48 hours across all of Jacksonville and surrounding counties.
Tell us where water pools, how long it stays after rain, and what your yard is built on — sod, gravel, concrete. We diagnose before we recommend.
Your partner for fast, reliable land clearing in Jacksonville, FL..
Call us: (904) 748-4055
Email Us: landclearingfloridaa@gmail.com
Areas We Serve
Jacksonville