Awareness of the outside world. WHO: Proportion of safely treated domestic wastewater flows (%), 58% in 2022. World Toilet Organization. I do not know anything about this organization, good or bad, but their stats are startling.
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Septic work done by Crimson Septic And Construction at our house last month. No photos of anything squishy, I promise.
Large machines in wait.
Pulling up trees the way a person would pull up handfuls of grass.
Can I have some of this for the barn?
More trees uprooted.
The digging begins.
T-shaped trench. Septic tank outlet at top of frame.
Filling trench with gravel.
A pile of septic pipes.
Gravel. Pipe. More gravel.
Trench with lining in place. Ready for dirt.
Filling the trenches back in.
Like nothing happened, with the side benefit of clearing our overgrown dog pen.
Bonus gravel left to fill in our driveway.
Thanks to Shane, Daryl, and Jimmy, for their excellent work. The precision was amazing. Using a huge claw, the big yellow behemoth picked up a tree that had fallen on the fenceline without touching the fencing. When filling the trenches, the driver tipped just the right amount of gravel in just the right place with subtle hand gestures from the dude in the ditch.
Other residents were not so happy. The cats hid in corners. The dog tried to run across the parking lot. I have no idea where she was going.
I did not check on the horses. Given Milton’s feelings about loud machinery, I was concerned. OTOH, they had the entire field to get away from the clanking. During stormy weather, we do not check on them. It can make the situation worse. I chose to use the same theory here. Since I didn’t hear any thundering of hooves, I left them to it. They were fine when I went to see them after. [Our First Blue, But …]
Process Notes
No deals. No arrangement with the company. We were customers. They came and fixed. I was home, so I took photos in order to keep partner at work updated on progress. Blog post because I’m not going to let that many photos go to waste. Ba-dum ching.
Onwards!
Katherine
Virtual Brush Box 
Thanks for the pix. That is one huge job. How often does it need to be done?
The United Nations issued postage stamps for World Toilet Day. Each HQ – NYC, Vienna, Geneva – issues stamps in the currency of the nation where they’re based, with related but not identical designs. Amazing what you can learn just from being a stamp collector.
It was a repair, so one hopes it never has to be done. However, anecdotal evidence suggests septic repair is part of home ownership.
Fascinating. Very efficient. Cool.
Jane
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Wow. Just like that. New, installed, ready to run, a septic system. I’d want some of the left-over gravel for the barn too. But, the driveway is the better for it, I’m sure. Photos tell the story very well. I learned a few things about how septic systems are designed, installed. MM
Thank you, the photos were a good way to pass the day. Yes, ju$t like that.