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Originally Posted by out4trout
i could then re soil, till and plant over the top of the trenches no problem right? well provided that i dont go too deep and hit the pipe/cloth....
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Most all farm land around me has miles of tile under it, from the 1950's and into the 1980s.
It has been determined by the govt that this is bad for wildlife habitat, and now to even fix or clean the tile you have, it requires several permits and probably 6 months of waiting. New areas that have no tile in them are determined to be a wetland (yes your very small plot would most certainly qualify) and you are not allowed to tile within 90 feet or so of it - as determined by the govt.
If you do, you need to either create a new larger wetland someplace else, or return the ground to it's natural wetland state at your expense. There could be fines as well.
I am _not_ being critical of what you want to do; I'm commenting on how farmers have to deal with this situation.
I'm sure you can do whatever you want.
Farmers who raise food for a living no longer can do this, or if allowed to, it costs extra time & money.
Perhaps some of the reason food prices are climbing?
Ok, sorry for the soap box.
Tile go in a trench 2 to 4 feet deep (sometimes deeper if it has to be, you don't want them shallower than 2 feet) and drain ever so slightly downhill until they drain into a county ditch, stream, river, or lake. If you have hilly ground you can drain it out to the surface on a downslope, but of course you are now creating a wet spot, or spring, at the place the tile drains out.
Depends on your soil type how far apart the tile lines need to be. If you drain out the lowest spot, perhaps this will take care of the problem. In tight soild (clay, etc.) or larger areas or if you have to go real shallow (bedrock, no down-slope, etc.) you might need to run tile lines as close as 40 feet from each other to get the water table lowered.
--->Paul
