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This is Morgan Kash, our soils expert. He has located and certified more than thirty sites for septic drainfields on the property. The backhoe is used to dig pits to determine if the soil is suitable. Since the number of drainfields determines the number and size of the homes, this is important work. |
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It turns out that Proximity is located right in a transition between two types of geology. This means that there is lots of good soil for drainfields. Almost every lot will come with a four bedroom drainfield capacity. In terms of water usage, one bedroom is equal to two people, so every house should be able to handle up to eight people living in it. Some of the larger lots have drainfields certified for six or seven bedrooms (12-14 people). |
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The pits Morgan digs are several feet deep. This allows him to determine the type of soil and it's percolation capacity. He also insures that there isn't rock just below the surface. High percolation soils, no rock, and large drainfield areas mean high capacity. Capacity can be boosted further by installing a low pressure system. |
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We've drilled eight new test wells. HSI Geotrans has tested the quailty of the water and well interaction.The results are good, i.e., the wells don't effect each other. This means that the wells are drawing from different sources of water and are unlikely to draw down each other or our neighbor's wells. |
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Contact:
Lauranne Oliveau
by phone at (703) 453-0487 or by email at
LauranneOliveau@aol.com
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