Originally Posted by FireIsHot
TX Chris, welcome to the forum. I've run down 276 a thousand times between Emory and Rockwall, and never knew Union Valley was there. Black clay?

Chris' place is in the same weather pattern as us. After a year of drought, our siphon has been running nonstop for 2-3 weeks. The only weather issue we have, is when fronts move through directly from the west. The metroplex heat cap usually kills those fronts in the summer, and it skips right over towns just east of Dallas.

Thanks for the welcome. I grew up in Garland and Rowlett (for 45 years) and, like you, have driven 276 more times than I can count. Never even heard of Union Valley before we found this property. Union Valley is a whopping metropolis of 1.8 square miles. We have one flashing red light, a volunteer fire station and a city hall.

The soil here is sandy loam with black clay mixed in. When wet, it can be quite squishy (technical term) in places.