A River Runs Through It, January 2005

The Drained Pond

Cerritos, CA

January 10, 2005

Here are some morning-after shots of the accidental pond we had to drain next to our house last night.

The fence board I pried loose, and the channel we dug to allow drainage through the gap.
A shot of the drainage channel and the mud we piled against the side of the house. Note the many trampled footprints in the muck.
From the front of the house, showing the place to which the water drained. Also showing one end of the siphon hose.
Same shot, another angle.
The siphon hose running out to the street. That cement channel next to the wall is where the water is supposed to drain out, although the grading is not constructed to support that action.