drain field

Hi, I'm planning construction of a detached garage on our property and I'm trying to locate the drain field. I know where the tank is and I believe I accurately found the tank perimeter with a probe. I'm in Madison county Alabama, the house was built in 1984. The health dept. doesn't have a...

Hi, my name is Bev, and I just joined this forum since you seem like a group who could help with these questions. So thanks in advance! A drip irrigation system was just installed on my property, and there are a few issues with it, such as all the trees on the drain field being uprooted rather...

I noticed a hole in the ground between my septic tank and my drain field that smelled. Sensing a problem with the sewer system, I excavated. Here is a picture after digging: I removed dirt, some gravel and what looked like black sand. The outlet pipe on the right had become clogged with sand...