They are perfectly level, unlike ditches, which are sloped to drain water away like a river. Water in a swale soaks into the ground instead of running over it. A carefully-constructed swale ...

Grass swales are also simple to install - you just need to dig a ditch and line it with turf or native, water-loving plants. Unlike a French drain, this isn't a deep ditch - it should slope at ...

The swale, or what neighbors call “the ditch ... easements set aside for that purpose along with some existing drainage ditches. The problem appears to be that those drainage ditches have ...

SOMETIMES WE’LL GET LIKE, UH, SOME WATER BUILD UP ON THE IN THE DITCH ... swales are channels that run along roads, driveways, and parking lots and play a key role in the city's stormwater ...

The concrete ditch — which the city of San Diego calls a brow ditch and resident Purushotham Kotha calls a swale — runs east-west behind a cul-de-sac in the 7100 block (north end) of La Jolla ...

Recently, my neighbor made a swale through his land to gather rainwater ... rule” that recognizes natural servitudes for natural drainage between adjoining properties. This means that a property ...