Septic Design Issue

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telleee

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I bought a house a year ago and the septic drain line to the leach field froze and broke this winter. I have repaired the line however, I realized that the leach field is ultimately lower than the septic tank although the drain line has a change in grade along the way and the pipe is full between the leach field and somewhere near the change in grade. My leach field is approximately 600-700ft from the tank and I live in Colorado at 9600ft so the winter months are extremely cold. Is there a way to correct this problem without major renovations of the system?

The drain line is only about 18" deep where it froze so I was planning on bringing some fill to cover the line to about 40" although with the line full I am not sure this is the fix.

Thanks in advance for any advice.

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I know next to nothing about septic systems, but I'm almost certain that the drain line to and from the septic tank should be sloped like a drain to a sewer main at 1/4" per foot. It should not have standing water to freeze. If the change in grade creats a low spot, that would have to be removed, and just piling more soil on it will not fix the problem.
 
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