Stormwater management systems, storm drain installation, culverts, and drainage solutions for Central New York. Serving Camden and all of Oneida County.
Backwell provides professional storm drainage services in Camden, Oneida County, and the surrounding area. Central New York gets serious precipitation, and poor drainage destroys properties. Backwell designs and installs stormwater management systems that handle the volume and protect your investment. From simple yard drainage and French drains to full storm sewer systems, culvert installations, and retention areas, we build drainage solutions that work in CNY conditions.
Based in Constantia, NY, we are local to Oneida County and know the area, the soil conditions, the regulations, and the contractors. When you hire Backwell for your storm drainage project in Camden, you get a crew that shows up on time with the right equipment and gets the job done. Contact us today for a free estimate.
Camden sits in northwestern Oneida County on the Tug Hill's southern flank, where Fish Creek drops out of the plateau and crosses a broad, gently rolling glacial plain. Upland parcels are typically Worth and Lordstown channery silt loams over Paleozoic sandstone, while the creek corridor and its tributaries run through Alden silt loam and Teel silt loam with higher organic content and slow natural drainage.
Site work in and around Camden is shaped by Fish Creek's watershed, which drains to Oneida Lake, and by the numerous tributary draws that can carry heavy snowmelt flows. Seasonal high water tables are common on the lower-lying agricultural parcels being converted to commercial use, and structural fill is often required where the native profile runs to silt loam over a fragipan. Bedrock outcrops appear on the higher terraces along Route 13 and toward the hamlets of McConnellsville and Blossvale. Projects typically integrate culvert sizing and erosion control for Fish Creek floodplain conditions. Shallow bedrock outcrops appear on the higher terraces along Route 13 and toward the hamlets of McConnellsville and Blossvale.