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HAB911

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8. Finished the septic system two days ago

Reply to George McGovern (Reply #7)

Sun Mar 22, 2026, 07:04 PM

9 hrs ago

driveway replacement begins tomorrow.

Another advantage of this system is that the cleaned waste water is dispersed under pressure close to the surface of the lawn, which means I will reduce irrigation easily by 90% for that section of 20'x50'. I took me three days to re-plumb the irrigation system. I had mapped out what I thought was the entire system but missed one 1" pipe that took me two days to reroute. I'll have a short slide presentation covering both projects when the drive is complete.

In the meantime, the system:

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I have been preoccupied of late [View all] HAB911 Feb 19 OP

Wow, my dear HAB911! You really have been preoccupied! I hope it ends soon. CaliforniaPeggy Feb 19 #1

Much nicer than septic system photos -- glad you "got it covered". George McGovern Feb 19 #2

Would you like to see the inside of my septic tank?! HAB911 Feb 19 #3

Oops, ya got me. Gladly stay with these images. George McGovern Feb 19 #4

Clever name: Kisses Like Tequila are Ordered in Doubles! Callalily Feb 20 #5

thanks HAB911 Saturday #6

By the proverbial way, HAB911, how's your new septic system coming along? George McGovern Yesterday #7

Finished the septic system two days ago HAB911 9 hrs ago #8

Fascinating system. Looks to be efficient and effective. I hope it works for you. George McGovern 3 hrs ago #9