blkhawk661
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I have a septic system with an access hatch at the top of a hill. The grade is easily 15- 25 degrees and the hill is a couple hundred feet down to a creek.
I rented a bob cat with an auger for some other work and dug 4 holes for trees about 60-80 feet down the hill from the tank entrance. I ended up nicking the plastic piping in 2 of the 4 holes. The grey plastic piping was less than 2 feet deep and I only scraped off about 1/4 of the circumference for a distance of 8 inches of the pipe.
Given the distance between the trees and the hatch I didn't think they would be that far away from the tank. nor did i think it would be less than 2 feet down.
I went ahead and planted the trees, but I am having second thoughts. Based on where the grass grows faster, I'm a good 40 feet from where the majority of the drainage occurs.
i'm 90% certain the septic will be fine, but i would really appreciate some reassurance from some professionals. I'd also appreciate insight on the idea of planting a few more frees 10 or so feet further down.
Many thanks in advance
I rented a bob cat with an auger for some other work and dug 4 holes for trees about 60-80 feet down the hill from the tank entrance. I ended up nicking the plastic piping in 2 of the 4 holes. The grey plastic piping was less than 2 feet deep and I only scraped off about 1/4 of the circumference for a distance of 8 inches of the pipe.
Given the distance between the trees and the hatch I didn't think they would be that far away from the tank. nor did i think it would be less than 2 feet down.
I went ahead and planted the trees, but I am having second thoughts. Based on where the grass grows faster, I'm a good 40 feet from where the majority of the drainage occurs.
i'm 90% certain the septic will be fine, but i would really appreciate some reassurance from some professionals. I'd also appreciate insight on the idea of planting a few more frees 10 or so feet further down.
Many thanks in advance