run a new water line or dig a new well?

[Aquamoose]

I had the same exact dilemma as the OP with regards to running a line to my shop. I took the route of tapping it at the well at the bottom with a street valve right next to it. A 4" black drain pipe was notched & slipped over the valve sitting above a deep gravel pit provided the means to isolate the new line from the rest of the system. It was simply capped with a drain out cap (screwed in) and sat just above ground for easy access. No insulation in the pipe. I did the proper thing by using compression fittings precisely made for the thick 1" poly pipe on each, I was told NOT to use anything else. The insurance is far worth it to have the right brass fittings. In between the shop and the well, I ran two hydrants as well. Of course, with the line sitting 4 ft deep, the opportunity to lay power, cable, data, etc was not lost on me and I took advantage of it HOWEVER I layered them to the right heights. (Water, power, then data) One regret is not running an air line from the garage to the house (it branched off part way to the well which was close to the house)

At the shop end, I went straight up the side of the shop and it was wrapped with electrical tape & insulation before another pipe was placed over it. I live in colder climates so those steps were necessary. Since then, everything worked flawlessly. Perfectly. Absolutely zero issues. Your mileage may vary since there doesn't seem to be a check valve anywhere and this is on a house built in 2006.

 

[CurlyDave]

Sch 40 is the septic line house to tank, and tank to field. Field is west of house, on the other edge of a hill (swale). Swale goes north south. Are you Near loom?

Actually a swale is a valley, not a hill. Frequently water will drain through a swale. I agree with the rest.

 

[Soundguy]

I was thinking he might have ment a ridge with a swale to one side.. who knows. his phone might have helped him out.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Actually a swale is a valley, not a hill. Frequently water will drain through a swale. I agree with the rest.

Right, on the map the swale goes up and down. I sometimes use the word hill (hillside) when I really mean a slope, used the wrong word. Swale is between the tank and the field. Over to the left where the drain field is indicated, there are arrows pointing down that indicates a slope. Also the depths differences indicate the field is on a slope. The picture doesn't resemble the map though.

 

[mapper]

If you dry out in late summer to the point the grass turns brown, look for the green strip in the area you think the drain field is in. It looks like the second leg of the drain field is lower than the first so that when the first leg eventually fails the effluent will then flow into the second, so if it is working as designed their will only be one green strip.

 

[RedTailHawk]

the snow is finally melted away at my cabin, so this weekend when I get out there, I'll take a metal rod and gently probe the areas where I think the septic tank is situated. Then I can use the info on the hand drawn map to start figuring out where the lines run. I'll post my results on Sunday night