Water, Fire and Mold Damage Restoration in Clive, Iowa

What should Clive property owners know?

Clive describes itself as an old community but a young city. It started as a rail shipping point and coal-mining settlement where Walnut Creek, a railroad and a county road met, was platted in 1882, and incorporated on October 9, 1956, according to the city. Clive is about 12 miles by road from our shop at 751 NE 46th Ave in Des Moines.

Walnut Creek and North Walnut Creek both run through Clive, and the Clive Greenbelt follows the main branch of Walnut Creek. The city notes that the record crest for Walnut Creek at the I-35/80 gauge was 13.4 feet in June 2015. After repeated flooding, the City Council adopted a Flood Prone Property Buyout Program in September 2018 for repetitively flood-damaged properties in the University Boulevard area.

Water problems aren't limited to the creek banks. The regional Walnut Creek watershed plan points out that flash flooding can happen outside mapped flood areas when inlets, storm sewers and culverts clog. Clive's population grew from 12,855 in 2000 to 18,601 in 2020, per Census counts, so the city has both long-established homes and newer construction.

What damage do we see most in Clive?

These are common kinds of losses in Clive homes and buildings, based on local housing, weather and waterways. They're general, not a statement about any one property.

• Creek flooding near Walnut Creek and North Walnut Creek, handled as Category 3 water
• Basement water and sump pump failures during heavy rain
• Sewer backups in storms
• Supply-line and appliance leaks in newer homes
• Mold after slow, hidden leaks