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We moved in to our house a couple years ago and were not told too much about a pipe that sticks out of our backyard.

We are on a septic system and this pipe is sticking out from our leech field. The other houses on our block all have similar setups yet none (that I know) have a pipe coming up like ours.

It was suggested to me that this may be safe to remove, or at least remove, cover the whole for a few weeks, and as long as there's no issues, then remove.

It's not attached to anything and I can pretty easily pull it out and put it back in, although I've tended not to touch it much.

Pipe: https://imgur.com/a/yrd6pYN Hole in the ground: https://imgur.com/a/NMXurUH

Can anyone provide any insight here please?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I think it's supposed to be a vent for the leech field. See https://septicpatrol.com/does-a-leach-field-need-to-be-vented/

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I'd take a trip to the local septic permitting agency and see if I could get copies of the permit and approved septic system design/as-built site plans. The inspector will probably be able to tell you if you need it or not.

It might be a vent for the leach field although that's not common where I'm from. I guess it could also be a marker for a distribution box or some other system component.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 2 years ago

technically it's your lawn, you can do whatever you'd like to it.

the real question is should you