High water pressure at the basement walls can result in intrusion without ground water below the floor being a problem. I have no sump/drain in my basement as i

High water pressure at the basement walls can result in intrusion without ground water below the floor being a problem. I have no sump/drain in my basement as it never floods because it sits on well draining soil. A neighbor's driveway directs water toward my block foundation and, with heavy rains, the localized pressure in the saturated soil along the wall would produce a jet of water coming out of a hole in the mortar. I resolved it by digging a swale that diverted that excess water around the foundation. It is much easier to maintain than a French drain that would silt up rapidly given my soil.