Septic Repairs

A month after we moved into our new mountain house back in September, we noticed some seepage above our septic system. I was so worried and spent countless hours researching what might be the cause of it, and the worst case scenario of a failed tank or drain field was always in the back of my mind. The costs of which are exhorbitant.

We waited until after the holidays for the septic system to be looked at, so we wouldn't ruin our holiday with any bad news. We got by during those few months by cutting back our water useage, not flushing as often for #1, not running appliances as often or without full loads.
It was an excellent way to live more frugally while respecting our environment and is one which we intend to continue, even after our septic system has been fixed.

Which it has!

The Septic System worker, the same man who inspected it before we bought the house, did the work earlier this week, and I took a few pics, too.
God blessed us greatly because the repairs were simple. Basically a pipe, that drains into the infiltration pipes, installed by the home builder was not done correctly and was too long, and therefore, in the wrong location and packed with mud, not allowing liquid waste to drain.

Repairs: Dig the hole, locate the problem, cut the pipe, check entire area, refill hole. Done!
And it only cost us around a hundred bucks. Life is Good!

John observing the digging of the hole using the backhoe.
One of the septic system guys finding the problem.
The Aftermath
Thankfully no trees had to removed, but the one small pine tree's roots (the tree is behind me in this picture, but you can see it in the 'backhoe' photos above) were 'trimmed' quite a bit. I hope it survives the shock because I like that tree. It's really cute, and provides additional privacy from the neighbors down the road.
Th earth is still pretty torn up here. But at least they dug up and smoothed out all of the gopher holes! hehe I'm thinking of planting the area with grass in the Spring. Hopefully the birds won't try to eat all the seed.