Dirt work for the Septic Tank

Ryan is lucky to have friends that have crazy useful equipment when it comes to building a house.  We needed a trench dug.  Guess what!  We know someone that has a HUGE excavator!  How handy.  So, Ryan's friends brought over their excavator and dug a 4 foot trench for a 4 inch pipe.

Here is the hole where the septic tank will sit.  They said it was one of the most difficult holes they ever had to dig.  It was on the side of a hill and needed to be perfectly level.  The trench also had to "fall" a certain degree from the house to the tank.

Here is where the sand filter will go.  It is at the far end of the septic field and at the bottom of the hill.  Compare the two holes.  Notice how the one farther down the hill (closer to the pond) has all the black dirt.

This is the trench for the pipe that will lead from the sand filter to the pond.

Here is the septic field from the bottom looking back toward the house.  The picture doesn't really do it justice as to the shear size of the project.