03-22-2021, 04:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-22-2021, 04:47 AM by Punaperson.)
Having had almost 30" of rain in the last week, I will post a cautionary note. Your desire to have minimal impact is admirable, but it all depends on the water flow over your property.
When we first moved into Orchidland, we had a driveway/housepad dozed, and left the surrounding area untouched. We were fine for the first 6 months, not realizing we were in a dry winter. When the rains came, our driveway was knee-deep ( not exaggerating ) in fast moving water. Take this time to take a close look how the heavy rains have affected your future home site. After lots of consultation with lots of knowledgeable people ( old-timers, bulldozer operators, the Soil Conservation Corps, UHH College of Ag, etc, etc, etc,), our best solution turned out to be ripping 20' around the border of our property to divert the water, which was coming up from a lava tube above us. It was either that, or move already built house. At that time, ( 1981 ) a permit to divert a natural water flow was not required. From what I understand, it may not be so simple now.
This info may or may not affect your situation, but you should be aware.
When we first moved into Orchidland, we had a driveway/housepad dozed, and left the surrounding area untouched. We were fine for the first 6 months, not realizing we were in a dry winter. When the rains came, our driveway was knee-deep ( not exaggerating ) in fast moving water. Take this time to take a close look how the heavy rains have affected your future home site. After lots of consultation with lots of knowledgeable people ( old-timers, bulldozer operators, the Soil Conservation Corps, UHH College of Ag, etc, etc, etc,), our best solution turned out to be ripping 20' around the border of our property to divert the water, which was coming up from a lava tube above us. It was either that, or move already built house. At that time, ( 1981 ) a permit to divert a natural water flow was not required. From what I understand, it may not be so simple now.
This info may or may not affect your situation, but you should be aware.