Shaf wrote:
Evening Septic Experts!

It’s the perfect late summer evening, and I am sitting out on my deck
looking at my beautiful yard…all except the for the septic tank riser
that is sticking out 24 inches about the ground! It looks like a
fricking missile silo!

We just got done with a house remodel where we added a few rooms and
had to get the septic system / field enlarged. We had to move the
field and it was a tad above the elevation of the tanks, so they did a
L(ow) P(ressure) D(istrubution) system.

The septic tank riser is on the second tank that gets pumped out to
the field, and in addition to what is some PVC plumbing inside of the
riser running down into the tank, there is also a electrical box
mounted on the side of the riser.

So I can’t stand looking at the thing, and it’s smack dab in the
middle of my kids football field.

What are my options for reconfiguring (electrical? plumbing in the
riser?) so I can put this stuff below / in the ground?

I had the same problem long ago. You can either go to a place that
sells risers, dig around yours and replace it with a lower one, or you
can dig then use a concrete saw blade (in a junk saw) and cut around
yours to the height you want. If you want grass to grow on it allow 6
inches of dirt on top. I had dug mine up all the way down to the tank
because the installer didn't seal it right and a heavy rain would leak
water into the tank. Get the sealer from the place that sells the
risers. Yellow pages, look under "concrete products". Just mount the
electrical stuff lower.