Hey everyone, I have a couple questions--
I live barely above the water table and the leach field is 30+ years old. It gets slow, 20 inches of rain this month haven't helped and we also had a pressure-flush of a clogged pipe that added way too much water to the field.
I've decided to add another lane of drain pipes. It makes sense where we live, on the coast, 11 feet elevation, surrounded by holding ponds, rising ocean, thinking long term.
The soil is pure sand. No dirt at all. It is literally a dune.
Q 1: When I lay the gravel, should I put a barrier underneath it? I assume the gravel is still a good idea even in just sand.
Q 2: I plan to put the spur upstream of the D-box, the way the yard lays out it should be super quick and also extend the area that has "grass," best part is there are no roots there. Any problem with upstream if I make sure to keep it level? I like the idea that it will relieve pressure on the older field and let it heal during the hotter months.
Thanks
I live barely above the water table and the leach field is 30+ years old. It gets slow, 20 inches of rain this month haven't helped and we also had a pressure-flush of a clogged pipe that added way too much water to the field.
I've decided to add another lane of drain pipes. It makes sense where we live, on the coast, 11 feet elevation, surrounded by holding ponds, rising ocean, thinking long term.
The soil is pure sand. No dirt at all. It is literally a dune.
Q 1: When I lay the gravel, should I put a barrier underneath it? I assume the gravel is still a good idea even in just sand.
Q 2: I plan to put the spur upstream of the D-box, the way the yard lays out it should be super quick and also extend the area that has "grass," best part is there are no roots there. Any problem with upstream if I make sure to keep it level? I like the idea that it will relieve pressure on the older field and let it heal during the hotter months.
Thanks
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