Water Mains and Lines
We install new water service lines and replace old ones, lead lines included. We also replace water mains and repair broken mains and lines.
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Water that pools on a lot after every rain needs a place to go. Delpres Services is a drainage contractor for storm drain and catch basin installation across Macomb County and Metro Detroit. We set precast manholes and catch basins and lay the storm sewer runs between them. We also install culverts and build retention and detention drainage for residential subdivisions and commercial sites.
Every storm line needs an outlet, and in Macomb County that is often a county drain. The digging and backfill draw on the same excavation and site work we do for foundations and utilities. Based in Harrison Township, we serve Macomb County, Oakland County, St. Clair County and Wayne County.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, excavation or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.
A storm system starts at the catch basin, where sediment settles in the sump below the grate. Macomb County's standards describe a catch basin as normally 4 feet across. Manholes under those standards are at least 4 feet across and give access where lines join or turn.
We lay storm pipe from the low end up, with each bell facing uphill. Every length sits on bedding at a steady slope to the outlet. Under the county's standards, pipe that takes surface runoff starts at 12-inch concrete. Rear yard lines may drop to 8-inch PVC when a swale carries runoff to a 12-inch pipe.
Before we dig, we call MISS DIG 811 for locates at least three business days ahead. Around manholes and catch basins, the county calls for sand backfill in 1-foot layers, each one compacted. Compaction in lifts is how we prevent future settlement around a structure.
The Macomb County Public Works Office manages 475 county drains. Most were built over 100 years ago, when the county was farm country. About half are open ditches and creeks, and the rest are pipes, mostly under older communities. All of them carry storm water to Lake St. Clair in the end.
Tapping into a county drain takes a permit from the Public Works Office. So does a driveway, culvert, sidewalk or utility line that crosses over or under one. The county's standards keep fill and permanent structures, such as pools or sheds, out of a drain easement. The county posts drain maps for each community that show where those drains run.
Subdivisions and commercial sites that drain to a county drain must meet the county's design standards. A professional engineer signs and seals the pipe and culvert calculations the county reviews. The county estimates about 90 days from submittal for a drain permit, so plan ahead. We build to the approved plans and keep the drain flowing while we work.
A driveway culvert carries the roadside ditch under your drive. On a county road, the Macomb County Department of Roads permits it and sets the pipe diameter. Its rules call for end sections and a length of at least 24 feet. The pipe must be reinforced concrete or approved corrugated steel, and plastic pipe is not allowed.
We set culverts on bedding at the ditch grade and add the required end sections. A culvert over a county drain is sized for the county's design storm, typically the 10-year or 100-year event.
Catch basin repair comes up when a structure sinks or breaks under traffic. We dig it out and rebuild or replace the structure, with the grate reset to the pavement grade. Then the pavement goes back, the same way we restore asphalt parking lots and drives after any dig.
Call or text for a written quote. We work about 50 miles around Harrison Township across Metro Detroit.
(877) 633-5773From the first call or text to the finished work, here is how it goes.
Call (877) 633-5773, or send the form. Tell us what the job is and where it is.
We visit the site and check the access and the ground. The estimate comes to you in writing.
We call MISS DIG 811 for utility locates before any digging. On septic jobs, we line up our work with the county's soil evaluation and inspections.
We dig to spec with equipment sized to the site. Then the work goes in to the approved plan or the agreed scope.
After the required tests and inspections, we backfill and restore what we dug up. Lawns get topsoil and seed or sod, and paved areas get new concrete or asphalt.
Common questions about storm drainage around Macomb County and the rest of Metro Detroit. If yours is not here, call or text and ask.
We install new water service lines and replace old ones, lead lines included. We also replace water mains and repair broken mains and lines.
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Basement and pool digs, utility trenches, site grading and prep for slabs and drives across Macomb County. We call MISS DIG before we dig and backfill in compacted lifts.
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Exterior foundation waterproofing and crack repair for wet basements. We dig to the footing, seal the wall and lay drain tile, then restore the yard.
Learn MoreMini-excavators reach tight residential lots, and full-size equipment handles deep commercial digs. Each job gets a machine sized to its access and depth.
Required tests on new lines, such as pressure tests or camera inspections, are done and documented before final backfill. Then we compact the backfill in lifts.
Every job starts with a visit to the site. You get a clear written estimate before any work begins.
Tell us what the job is and where it is, and we will set up a free on-site estimate. Call (877) 633-5773, or send the form.
Tell us about the septic, sewer, excavation or concrete work and where it is. We look at the job and put a free estimate in writing.