Rebecca G assigned this issue to DPW HWYS Mayfield (east)

Recent photos of flooding for 7377 Gardenview Drive Elkridge, MD.

Another photo.

Photo of soil movement.

Photo of exposed roots.

A small subdivision was built last spring/summer. Since then, our backyard, along with neighbors, gets flooded. There is major soil and mulch movement and erosion, tree roots exposed, and flooding. Our backyard patio is no longer usable due to these problems. In my opinion, the new homes were not built with a proper drainage system.

Will investigate

Photo of runoff from the subdivision into our backyard

Investigated and checked blue prints and GIS system. County does not maintain anything until it gets to our storm drain on the street. Storm drain easement is only to replace the system in your back yard. We have no control of the runoff coming from private property.

The above comment should be incorrect. The county should be tracking the developer's work, before, during and after construction. This is well after construction and several homes still have major issues due solely to Dorsey Homes' work. They did not allow for proper drainage from the properties that they developed, which is exactly why the water is not getting to any of the storm drains properly. I am attaching several photos from 7365 Gardenview Drive, three homes up from Mr. Bae's home. We have problems as well. This is pooling from excess water from the new home behind me. There has always been some pooling here, maybe 1-2 inches, and it would run into the street. This does not.

Storm drain BEHIND my house at 7365. Note that this is NOT in the street. This now fills up to about 2-3 feet above the drain itself during heavy rains. It never did so prior to construction. The photo is after the water did finally drain down after one heavy rain, but the leaves and debris clearly show how high the water line was. This storm drain was not designed to take in this much water, but Dorsey Homes is forcing the water into this drain, far exceeding its capacity.

This was Dorsey Homes' failed attempt to alleviate this situation. They plowed a 7 foot wide (bulldozer blade width) by 20 foot long partial swale through a portion of my yard (without my prior permission). They then left it incomplete. It is now a 6"-8" deep puddle of water 7 feet wide and 20 feet long, ripe for mosquitoes and other insects and possibly dangerous wildlife. This is absolutely a result of Dorsey's work, as is all of the above listed by my neighbors. And the county is responsible for fixing this issue.

This is not in the County's jurisdiction it is either the developer or HOA.