Hi folks – trying to find the best subreddit for this question – hope you guys can help!
Three months ago we moved into a new build property in the countryside. It has its own wastewater treatment tank buried in the front garden, which feeds wastewater into two reed beds in sequence (Tank > Reed Bed #1 > Reed Bed #2 > underground drainage into a ditch). Everything started off fine but recently Reed Bed #1 has become incredibly sludgy – so much so that water is not draining properly into Bed #2. The maintenance instructions state that some amount of sludge is to be expected after several years of use, not several months – so I’m not sure what is wrong! Reed Bed #2 seems perfectly fine for now. I’ve attached pictures of both.
We live on the east coast of Scotland and have had a pretty dry summer this year, on and off heavy rain, but nothing out of the ordinary – so I don’t think it’s weather related especially as Bed #2 seems fine. We’ve never had a wastewater treatment tank or reed beds so this is all new.
Any help or advice would be hugely appreciated!
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