Well drilling (water) question-

[IL Ruffino]

Is it possible that drilling a well and pumping the water out would prevent flooding in that area? My yard used to never flood, but recently it's been holding water (like, turning it into a swamp) for days if not weeks after a storm. We haven't changed anything so we don't know how this started.

Am I making any sense?

[Wamitoria]

Is it possible that drilling a well and pumping the water out would prevent flooding in that area? My yard used to never flood, but recently it's been holding water (like, turning it into a swamp) for days if not weeks after a storm. We haven't changed anything so we don't know how this started.

Am I making any sense?

A drain is probably clogged somewhere.

[Yootwopia]

It'll cause it to accumulate in yer garden which is the reverse of what you want. Plant some shrubs and look for the drain that's fucked.

[Kongra]

The ground might be saturated with water deep below and so the capacity for drainage is reduced. Drilling a well wouldn't help much in that case.