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29-03-2005, 06:26 PM
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Soggy yard again with a catch.......
Like a lot of people I have a soggy yard for a number of days after a
rain storm. And most of the time the whole yard is squishy. I would love to use asome sort of drain, but I am worried about my septic system and leach field. The water doesn't smell like sewage. Also I don't have a good place to drain the water without flooding my neighbors yard. I might be able to find a place for a dry well but it would have to be huge I guess. Any ideas? thanks tex |
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29-03-2005, 10:55 PM
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30-03-2005, 07:04 AM
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Tex wrote:
Like a lot of people I have a soggy yard for a number of days after a rain storm. And most of the time the whole yard is squishy. I would love to use asome sort of drain, but I am worried about my septic system and leach field. The water doesn't smell like sewage. Also I don't have a good place to drain the water without flooding my neighbors yard. I might be able to find a place for a dry well but it would have to be huge I guess. Any ideas? thanks tex Do you have standing water? How much of your lot is impervious? Can you divert the water to the street? -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8b Sunset Zone 5 |
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30-03-2005, 08:14 PM
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Travis wrote: Tex wrote: Like a lot of people I have a soggy yard for a number of days after a rain storm. And most of the time the whole yard is squishy. I would love to use asome sort of drain, but I am worried about my septic system and leach field. The water doesn't smell like sewage. Also I don't have a good place to drain the water without flooding my neighbors yard. I might be able to find a place for a dry well but it would have to be huge I guess. Any ideas? thanks tex Do you have standing water? How much of your lot is impervious? Can you divert the water to the street? -- Travis in Shoreline (just North of Seattle) Washington USDA Zone 8b Sunset Zone 5 I live in rural CT on top of a small "mountain" really a large hill. Our road doesn't have any storm drains and I would have to pump the water up hill to get it to the road. My front yard is the biggest problem and is probably .75 acres, maybe 30% is impervious.... The water garden looks interesting, but not sure how close to the leach fields I can go. thanks |
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