Next project or Non-issue?
Hi Everybody...Ive been deliberating about this for about a month now, and would appreciate some input from people more knowledgeable.
First off, we bought this house in early March. Im in northern indiana, and we had some pretty torrential rains there for about 2 weeks. Storm after storm.
For further context, the picture with standing water was taken after one of the heavier storms stopped then lighter rain picked back up. It was pretty much completely drained/evaporated about an hour or two later.
However, that section to the far right is my septic access, and the septic lines running parallel to the treeline, with the edge of the trench closest to the house lining up with the yellow probe in the second picture, which is about 10 feet or so past the firepit.
That probe was set by the septic inspector/installer, who i called after (i know) seeing water pooling. Fortunately, he said the tank is all functioning fine, as he was actually pretty impressed with the function considering the back yard is more-or-less graded into a bowl, and we had as much rainfall as we did. It is also graded away from the house (and is a walk-out basement on slab)
Gutter drains terminate on the left and right side of the yard through pop-up emitters, which could very well be contributing (at least on the right side) but that is also about 20 feet away from the septic access.
Additionally, Im on a corner lot, and you can see the pink flag at the back corner of the lot is my property pin, so I dont have a spot to just drain the water to. Street is also not an option as it's several feet above this portion of the yard, and im outside the city and no street drains.
First off, should I even be concerned about this? The soil is draining well, and it typically isnt an issue.
Second, I want to re-do the firepit area. You can see some water pooling in there as well. I had some thoughts about doing a wider gravel pit and potentially installing a drywell under or around the firepit if it wouldnt be disastrous. Otherwise I dont know that I can really re-direct further with a French drain or similar.
Should I add soil to that area? Leave as-is? If I re-do the firepit can I take steps to help drainage while im digging?
Or should I even be worried about it?