A good foundation supports the dream.
I am pleased to report that after a 30 minute consultation between the builder and the septic design contractor last week we have come to some semblance of a resolution regarding this plague of a mound system. I know what you are all thinking and yes, this septic system created additional stress even after the install. The consternation was associated with the height of the foundation in relationship to the tank. The distance from the tank to the house is approximately 60 to 70 yards. The tolerance for the run was 1/16th of an inch from the house to the concrete tank. Meaning there was not enough drop from the house to the tank to ensure that gravity did its job. Like the old axiom goes, s%!t runs down hill. Sadly, our hill just wasn't high enough. The concrete holding tank has been placed at the base of the mound system. The gravity feed system runs from the house to the tank where there rests a pump to move the fluids into the mound system allowing nature to take its cou