Drywell question

[Alexander Galkin]

After two days storm I found a huge hole when I planted a rose a week ago. The hole is about 4 feet diameter and filled with water to the level of 2 feet below the ground. The hole is about 5 or 6 feet deep, I checked this with wood stick. I turned out there was a metal drywell there installed 50+ years ago when the house was built. The metal eventually corroded and the drywell cover fell together with topsoil and rose the covered it. I need to replace the drywell. What's the best approach, manufacturer, type, design, etc.

[Mike Fritz]

I'm buying a house with a septic and dry well, so I've done some studying. I'll take a stab at this.

What is the purpose of this dry well? Septic? Is it still in official use, or was it abandoned? If it's no longer being used, I'd see what's needed to get it "abandoned" or "decommissioned". If it's still used, it'll need to be replaced with a concrete replacement, if that's up to code these days.

--Mike

[Alexander Galkin]

[Gary Slusser]

It could be an old oil or gasoline tank.

Gary Quality Water Associates

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