I remember some years ago, I was sitting at home watching the rain pour down. For hours, it fell relentlessly. While watching, my eyes were drawn to the gutters, which were overflowing and causing water to flood the driveway and yard. The cause of back-up immediately became clear to me: there were leaves that had been swept into the drainage system by our neighbors. Leaves were in the gutters, blocking the flow of the water, and saturating our yard and driveway with unnecessary water. As the rai… Continue