E4 - Double tank septic system install with uphill effluents pump

The work begins and we are pleasantly surprised when our septic contractor informs us that he can complete our job ahead of schedule. I mean, when does that ever happen? As owner/builders in the state of Virginia, we are required to use a licensed septic installer, but this should be the only thing with the entire house build that we need to contract out. The rest is on us. We learned a lot watching Marvin in his backhoe and had fun getting dirty with him. This episode shows installation of two thousand-gallon precast septic tanks. The second tank contains a pump which gets powered when the water level reaches about 500 gallons. There is also a high-water alarm on the second tank in case the pump fails. Our leach field is 320 feet away with a 50 foot climb in elevation. It was engineered to be 5 channels, using infiltrator chambers, at 100 feet long each on the 23 degree grade.