SAN DIEGO — John and Jennifer Jaskowiak have a binder full of photos documenting their water woes with the city of San Diego. In December, they said water started flowing from their backyard onto Newmont Drive in Rancho Peñasquitos.
“We saw water coming out of our side drains on both sides of our home and water leaking out of the surface of the asphalt in the center of the street,” said John Jaskowiak.
A month later, a 36-inch water main cracked and started spraying water in front of their house. The city repaired the water main but the sidewalk is still buckled up. Water continues to flow across their backyard.
“Our engineering firm put in a perforated line all the way out to the end of our driveway,” said Jaskowiak.
The couple filed a claim for damages with the city, which the city denied earlier this week.
The source of the water flow remains a mystery. “It’s likely coming from that direction, up towards Black Mountain and Maler Rd,” said Jaskowiak.
Neighbors emailed CBS 8 photos of water pooling at Black Mountain Rd and Maler Rd near a storm drain.
As CBS 8 reported earlier this week, three homeowners on Wescott Court a couple blocks away are dealing with backyard flooding as well. They have resorted to pumping the water out to the street.
CBS 8 researched water mains in the neighborhood and found a 36-inch water main and a 24-inch main carrying recycled water. Both lines lines run uphill from the neighborhood and tap into a water tank and cement reservoir on the side of Black Mountain.
The city of San Diego investigated the water running on Wescott Court. Testing concluded the water was coming from a natural source, and was not the result of leaking water mains, the city report said.
But the Newmont Drive have their doubts “The water flow in our street has been continuous, nonstop, and we haven't had rain in a very long time,” said Jaskowiak.
CBS 8 reached out to the city of San Diego. A spokesperson said, while the water flow does not appear to be a city issue, they have alerted the traffic division about the buckling sidewalk on Newmont Drive. More information should be coming soon.
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