What to do with leaking hillside?

[MarkV]

You might consider a plastic septic tank as a holding tank for the seep and gutter system. This site seems to have much of what you are thinking about. Underground Water Storage Tanks For Cisterns

MarkV

 

[radioman]

I am thinking that maybe a terraced ditch cut into the hill just below where seepage start. This will catch the water and divert it to your collecting culvert with large rocks filled in ditch to "filter" water and number 1 stones around the culvert. Add a overflow pipe at top of "tank" to go to the ditch/stream you have going out. I'd forgo the sump pump idea and use a shallow well pump system and place in the collecting culvert and pump it directly to where you need it. the less electric stuff you use, the less problem you will have. You need to have a way to disconnect the pump system so you can put it in the house for wintertime to prevent freezing issues.

 

[CliffordK]

You'd catch the majority of the runoff by cutting several ditches across the hill, and filling with perforated pipe surrounded by rock. The rock doesn't have to come all the way to the surface. I'd probably cut the ditches near where the "leaking" is occurring. Perhaps even starting slightly above the "leaks", so that you actually cut through the springs. Of course, try to slope everything downwards for good drainage.

Then, as mentioned, plant some good ground cover on the slope.

 

[extrakt0r]

So my Wayne pump came today and I rigged this up tonight after work. Based off GPM and how long the pump ran I estimate 400 gallons on the hole I dug. It takes about 4 hours to fill up.

Next step is to take the tank off the trailer and dig a half moon hole to put it in. Build a top, and make the install more perm overall.

 

[CliffordK]

It is looking nice.

How are you getting the water out of the tank? Why not move the tank to the highest spot in the area, and perhaps add a stand for gravity feed.

I've been considering the difference between an elevated vertical and horizontal tank. It might take up less space and perhaps get more height with a vertical tank, but the pressure will be more uniform with the horizontal.

I've been using low pressure... and it is a bit of a pain, so perhaps a second booster pump is best anyway.

 

[extrakt0r]

Actually I dont have the water going into the tank yet. Ran out of daylight last night. I need to clean the tank, and build some sort of cover for the inlet and figure out how to do an overflow. I want the water to go into the tank, then if the tank gets full have it spill out into the creek basically.

For the irrigation I plan on getting some sort of pump that I can sit in the bottom of the tank and turn it on to water the garden we will be starting in the spring.

For now I am just needing to get the back area around the house and the bottom of the hill dry enough so I can get it graded and seed down, so I can have a nice runoff area for rain. Right now if i walk on that dirt i sink down calf deep, let alone a tractor...

 

[Biggreenavalanche]

have you considered a nice deep pond below the walkout, fed by cold spring water, like Eddie said, incorporate a creek feature but feed a pond, sounds like you're getting on the order of 100 gph...deep cold spring fed pond could support Rainbow trout...and be very nice feature to the property...just food for thought...

Rich

 

[crbr]

thanks for the pictures

 

[skyhook]

I don't know, but personally, I think your holding tank is a waste of time at the moment.
From what I've seen, you should concentrate on getting "ride" of the water, not on containing it.
Where ever you decide to divert this water from the hill, is where you should tap in for your water.
A plastic holding tank in the ground is not a good idea, especially if you have frost and lots of water.
The tank will float to the top if it's not properly secured.
If you have a well to feed water to your house, it's my guess that this well will never run dry,
you could use this well for your outdoor project's and I would bet you would never get it emptied.