Hi folks. I have a drain field as part of my home's septic system (so I'm not on a community/city sewer system). I have a septic tank and pumping tank in my backyard and a pump that pumps uphill to my front yard. My drain field is in my front yard (actually a semi-wooded area that is adjacent to what I consider my yard). You can see long depressions in the ground where my drain runs are located, I assume the ground settled from where these runs were installed about 23 years ago.
I had my septic tank pumped about 5 years ago and the pump replaced (it failed).
I'm not having any problems, just trying to learn a little bit more. Do the drain field runs need any maintenance? I'm under the impression these are beds of gravel and the waste materials (generally liquid from the overflow tank) are pumped throughout these beds where they dissipate. The ground has settled about 8 to 10 inches along these drain field runs - is it Ok to get some dirt and fill them in to level out that part of the yard?
I had my septic tank pumped about 5 years ago and the pump replaced (it failed).
I'm not having any problems, just trying to learn a little bit more. Do the drain field runs need any maintenance? I'm under the impression these are beds of gravel and the waste materials (generally liquid from the overflow tank) are pumped throughout these beds where they dissipate. The ground has settled about 8 to 10 inches along these drain field runs - is it Ok to get some dirt and fill them in to level out that part of the yard?