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- From: jim@grafix.eid.anl.gov (Jim Kuiper)
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- Subject: Re: The Dutch Challenge
- Message-ID: <72764225919162@grafix.eid.anl.gov>
- Date: 21 Jan 93 18:50:59 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan21.161825.6739@mcs.anl.gov> you write:
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- >For water problems this severe during wet spells I've heard that people
- >who build in farm land can find that there are field tiles running though
- >the property to drain off low areas of farm land. Where my father lives
- >(near Joliet) the area our house was built on had field tiles running
- >through it. You may find that those tiles could be one of your problems.
- >Luckily those field tiles never caused him any problems (then again I think
- >they helped some of his water problems).
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- I've heard about those tiles. Maybe looking at some old records would tell
- me. That's one reason for wanting to try some dye. Ex: If water in the ditch
- on the side flows rapidly back to the house, maybe we should add it to the
- lake in back instead.
-
- >What Chicago suburb are you from?
-
- Westmont, on the border of Downers Grove.
-
- >Dan Ciarlette
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- Jim Kuiper - Building 900-C42, x6206
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