Funny you posted this. Called the local water company yesterday saying “I think you got a busted line down here” I said, “I’ve lived here 15 plus years and my ditch is always dry in August” He kept looking at me as an idiot, even after I showed him look at the water running here (further down), you can see. I guess after they went back and checked their numbers they came back today and solved the problem. As I checked the mail on that property today, it looked like someone did some work there in my ditch. I’ll have to walk around the property tomorrow and see if water still runs??
Oh america! I had the same problem with a wet ditch in front of my house. they said it was because we had a wet spring. I have a water treatmwnt license and a water sampler license in my state. Guy came out while I was at work and they calle dme to say it was ground water waited another week and it was still bubbling up and running down the ditch. I finally tested it myself for chlorine and it had chlorine in it.
The water company giy came out and I tested another sample right in front of him. they finally dug up the ditch and said “the was a leak, about 20 drops a minute, its fixed. . they leid to cover the busted pipe do to some work they had done just before this happened and they lied about testing it. So yes, county maintenance isnt any better in southern maryland.
FYI- If You watch the Testing when the Reagent (small foil packet with Powder) added to the Sample the Water will turn PINK if the Water has ANY Chlorine in it. The darker the Color the Higher the Chlorine Residual is. If the Sample doesn't have any Color then it has NO Chlorine in it.