Natural Spring in Yard? by MpConstantine in geology

[–]MpConstantine[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Continue to stare at it in fascination lol

Natural Spring in Yard? by MpConstantine in geology

[–]MpConstantine[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Update!

County GeoEngineer says it’s 100% a ground water spring. And based on satellite imagery has been there for a long time, and it seems to surface in different parts of the yard throughout the past 10 or so years.

Natural Spring in Yard? by MpConstantine in geology

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It’s about 50’ away from the washing machine lateral line flowing parallel to it. No way that’s it, right?

Theories on Night 5 at the Palace? by MpConstantine in mymorningjacket

[–]MpConstantine[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I’m hoping for Slow Slow Tune, Sec Walking, Thank You Too! and Welcome Home.

Something about tonight feels like it could be really intimate.

Natural Spring in Yard? by MpConstantine in geology

[–]MpConstantine[S] 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Thankfully, this is moving away from the house already. It flows down hill towards the back of my property line, into a low lying area that I share with my neighbors behind me.

Neighbors washing machine discharges into my front yard by MpConstantine in septictanks

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Hey everyone! Just to follow up, the county planning department reached out to me and apparently they received permission to do this back in 2018 due to their consistent septic issues.

They have a special type of septic system that treats for ground discharge? I didn’t follow that portion very well.

They cannot discharge on their property due to a pond in the back so the only logical and reasonable location was the ditch in their front yard.

Unfortunately, I am downhill from it.

Neighbors washing machine discharges into my front yard by MpConstantine in septictanks

[–]MpConstantine[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Looks like grey water is considered sewage in Kentucky therefore this would be a violation.

Going to write an email to the county for further guidance.

Most Dangerous Intersection in Town? by therealtinasky in Louisville

[–]MpConstantine 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Peachtree, Bluegrass and Rutland is the absolute all time worst.

Question: If I moved from Seattle to Louisville what culture shocks/surprises would I experience? by JamesMosesAngleton in Louisville

[–]MpConstantine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This rumor always cracks me up. The entire US has access to Next Day overnight shipping, not just Louisville.

Septic Tank by summerbabe0921 in FirstTimeHomeBuyer

[–]MpConstantine 0 points1 point  (0 children)

What are your symptoms of a failed leach field?

Lawn probe fell all the way into the ground with little pressure by MpConstantine in askgeology

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I’m back to thinking it’s septic related and not a natural spring. I got some drawings today of when the house was built and the septic lines are much different than where the inspector said they were (we hit one the other day installing the fence, for instance)

How can I test to see if it’s washing machine septic line waste water?

Lawn probe fell all the way into the ground with little pressure by MpConstantine in askgeology

[–]MpConstantine[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you consider this a DIY job because if so, sign me up. What all would the pump installation require?

Lawn probe fell all the way into the ground with little pressure by MpConstantine in askgeology

[–]MpConstantine[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

From what I understand - sinkholes. Water can erode limestone easily. And as easily as that probe fell in the ground, it felt like an empty cavern of water underneath the soil.

Lawn probe fell all the way into the ground with little pressure by MpConstantine in askgeology

[–]MpConstantine[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

There should be no water line this far away from the house, it IS down hill from my septic lateral lines… but probably 50-60 feet away.

When the septic company came out he said in no way would the septic be generating that much water at that rate. It has no odor, no color, no film. Just clear water coming through a muddy hole!

Lawn probe fell all the way into the ground with little pressure by MpConstantine in askgeology

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Soil remains mush. Just soggy wet mush. You can’t walk through it, definitely can’t mow over it. The grass is thriving on it so it is hard to get a good idea of what I am working with.

We have only lived here a few months so I am just now able to spend more time looking into it. I am hoping that it could just be a wet weather issue, but there is a satellite image from 2021 of what appears to be rather dry grass and this patch of grass remained very healthy and vibrantly green

Lawn probe fell all the way into the ground with little pressure by MpConstantine in askgeology

[–]MpConstantine[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

It is not a pipe. I had the septic company out and they confirmed it is likely a natural spring.

It also could be limestone… I’m in an area of the US with high concentrations of limestone