1. If you have a Septic system, where is the drain field? 2. A good drain field consisting of a drain pipe in a gravel bed may be needed to carry ground water away for the foundation. 3. A good drain field consisting of a drain pipe in a gravel bed may be needed to carry ground water away from the foundation. 4. Depending on soil conditions, the addition of a wetland usually means the size of a drain field can be reduced. 5. Erosion gullies have formed in drain fields, and the soil is often damp and foul-smelling, residents say. 6. From the distribution box, Keeton said, the effluent is then evenly distributed into the drain field through perforated plastic pipes buried underground. 7. It would be situated between the septic tank and the drain field. 8. Norwood has also excavated a channel across her yard to divert runoff that was eroding the drain field of her septic system. 9. Surrounding marsh plants then help process the water before drainage to a subsurface drain field. 10. With severe water problems, it may be necessary to dig up the ground around the foundation to provide a waterproof barrier and a drain field. |