Digging the hole for the pump chamber. The soil restriction at this site was the very apparent shallow depth to bedrock, accompanied by a low percolation rate in the Bt1 horizon.

Working "in the trenches" (on a very cold January day) to install the line from the pump chamber to the subsystems

Pumping out the existing septic tank prior to connecting it to the pump chamber

Sizing the area where the subsystems will be installed.

Placing gravel over the laterals and installing sampling and monitoring wells prior to trench closure.

Dr. Reneau and Marsha Degen trying to stay warm and figure out how to make this system work.