Inland properties have a grade. The water flows downhill, and the drainage contractor's job is to direct it. Coastal properties in Currituck County and the Outer Banks region often have something close to zero grade. The land is flat. The water table sits just below the surface. And after a heavy rain, the water does not flow anywhere. It sits. In the yard. Against the foundation. On the patio. In the planting beds. Everywhere it should not be. A drainage contractor who works in this environment understands that the solutions look different here.