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Originally Posted by Spartan86
We have a 12”square drain grate that sits on top of a round, vertical black plastic ribbed pipe. In the new Richmond builds I have seen a raised “1/4 sphere” cap on yard drains. Ours goes about 5’ down before it joins a buried pipe running downhill towards the Hogeye. Not all homes in my neighborhood have them - not sure why. If you drive Central Parkway and see lots being developed, it appears nearly every one has a vertical 8” black plastic pipe pre-installed. I have the original lot drawings from the old YouTrakit site. My drains are noted there. A few of my neighbors, who have found no drains in their yards also have those documents, with no drains depicted.
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I have a 12x12 black plastic drain box that sits on top of a hole in the sand about two feet deep. There is no outlet connected to the drain box. It seems to work fairly well. My neighbor has plastic pipe connected to downspouts. These do not work for him in a heavy rain. The pipe is porous and it looks like a poorly executed attempt at a french drain. No one at the district or the developer knows anything, or they were unwilling to actually look at the original project drawings. ‘Cest la vie.