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06-05-2004, 01:11 AM
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How can I drain this bog?
In article , Sacha
wrote: Stan The Man5/5/04 11:09 snip I would be more than happy to ignore it if it were not accompanied by a malfunctioning septic tank soakaway. If "grey" water isn't being absorbed into the ground it could present a hazard so I need to fix it one way or another -- and thought I might also try to fix the worst-draining sections of the lawn at the same time. Another problem is that the grass in the boggy areas of the lawn is growing at 100mph at this time of year and I can't cut it until I can get a machine over the surface. I tried strimming and the mess was intolerable - something like the fan blades of an Everglades hovercraft. Stan Hate to say this, Stan but given the combined problems, I think you're looking at a new septic tank/soakaway. I have no expert knowledge at all but I would suggest not messing about with this too long because Environmental Health can slap orders on you. Again - just my guess but I'd be concerned that anything you do that doesn't deal with the problem in a radical way will lead you to spend more money later along the line and even involve you (perhaps) in legal issues with regard to polluting water courses etc. I bought this property 6 months ago and have already spent £1500 on bringing the septic tank up to perfect working order. The problem is not the tank itself but the soakaway, which I can't see and know nothing about. Nor do I know how deep the clay cap is - although I will be getting a test trench dug shortly to find out. If, as I suspect, the clay is 3m thick, then no soakaway should ever have been built on top of it - and no new soakaway is going to work for very long either, unless I can perhaps combine it with an industrial bore hole to take the grey water down below the clay cap. The only other alternative I have been offered is a new private sewage plant costing well into 5 figures... which I simply don't have. Methinks there should be Govt Grants for this kind of thing. Stan |
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