Water for the well and the big lake. Be thankful there are no tornadoes with this stuff.

If you can make it till summer, we'll probably have a good long 5 month drought.

And water for basements

Drylock really helps with that. 3 coats are best.

It’s barely rained in the last month. It’s also autumn.

Go to Los Angeles if you want sunshine all the time lol

You're simply wrong

What State are you in? It's been mostly beautiful here with long stretches of dry weather during October and November. Occasionally it has rained and when it did it was a downpour.

Yes, downpour is the key. Then ground doesn't have time to dry out if it downpours once or twice a week after a major storm where it downpours for more than 24 hours straight.

Beyond the long spout of warm weather this doesn’t seem that weird for fall in New England. plus it’s also been real dry these past couple years hence all the drought talk during the summers

Any clever solutions for a septic system in danger of failing due to the extremely saturated ground?

Its almost as if different parts of the state experience different weather patterns 🤔

I've lived in New England all my life, I can't remember a time with this much rain for this long of a stretch. Maybe it's that I own a house now and I'm more cognizant of it, but I liked rain a lot as a kid and I always hoped for this kind of rain. Rarely got it.

Tell that to FleekAdjacent

Gonna need 5 months of drought to dry out at this rate

Let the damn sky cry once in a while!

I mean, I haven't personally felt like it's rained excessively although I am inclined to agree it does seem abnormally damp for this time of year

Pump every year, just in case...

It's just that when it's been raining, it's a ton of rain. I'll take a cloudy rainy day any time, but I'm starting to worry about my house and septic system with this kind of saturation.

I don't think that helps the leech field, but idk much about it. We do a have a big tank thankfully? Not sure if that makes a difference in this context.

Not including today, we have had 4.26” of rain in the month of November. We normally get 4.25”. More than half of that 4.26” came from two storms. We have had multiple 9+ day stretches this month with what most would consider a negligible amount of rain (from a trace to .05”).

Edit - This data is for Portland (OP said southern Maine)

I'm only talking about the total rainfall. I don't give a damn if it's cloudy or not. But in October we had that huge rainstorm followed by another substantial rainstorm maybe a week later. So I'd be more interested to see then total rainfall for October and November combined compared with an average year.

Brah. 🤦‍♂️

I do live on top of a hill so I guess it’s not as big a deal for us lol Maybe look into digging a couple French drains to help move water?

Did I say anything about clouds? Or did I give you numbers about total rainfall? Assuming we get a little under an inch today, factoring in October, we will have gotten ~3.5“ more rain over the two month period than the average. So an extra ~1.75” a month.

Yeah I think you never really had to think about it. I remember kayaking on our local golf course when I was younger and all sorts of flooding. As for the Fall part I remember October snowstorms dumping tons on us. But with the warm weather that would just be downpours instead of accumulation.

We desperately need the water shed.

And it’s been a glorious fall. Mild temps, no snow. Tomorrow is December. I’m TOTALLY here for it!

1.75" more than average per month seems like a lot to me considering average annual rainfall in southern Maine is apparently 42". We also have another inch of rain forecast for the next week.

Huh...I was thinking the other end. Good old fashioned cloud pee. But crying works too.

I don't care about the pleasant weather, I care about not having a flooded basement or a failed septic system due to constant ground saturation.

Aren't we in a drought? Or weren't we in a drought? Pretty sure it's the latter.

Rain good. We like rain. But I don't think it's been raining as often as you think it is. Sunny as hell, sure, and maybe some showers here and there, but not full-on rain.

Maybe I should just sell the damn house, not worth then stress.

Every gallon that's pumped out is a gallon that the soil doesn't have to absorb

Not especially often, I agree. But when it has been raining it's been severe rain.

How she goes round here. What do you want snow? Well bud lakes ain't froze, ain't got my sled tuned in yet and my summer furniture still out. This is all to temp old frosty. Friggen bring it you old c^#t.

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I love the snow, but I don't want that either because it's just going to melt in the spring on top of all the groundwater that's about to freeze and also be released in the spring.

Update: Having just had to wade in several inches of water to take the trash out I take back living on a hill being helpful for runoff

Before todays storm we were at ~39” on the year

Maine was in a severe drought for most of the summer and now we’re getting slightly more rain per month than average and you’re complaining? 😂😂

Nobody cares about your basement and leech-field. If it’s flooding now you’re going to be in trouble when the snow starts melting.

I’d put your your focus on repairing your new house and stop pointing fingers at the sky.

Yes, we had a drought over the summer. And we've more than made up for it already if this 39" (before today) figure is accurate.

Maybe you should focus your time and energy on fixing those things? If your basement floods I would assume there's a crack somewhere in your foundation, I'd strongly advise you sealing that up!

This weather isn't out of the ordinary for Maine, people septics don't fail because of it. They fail because there's an issue with them. (I don't know septic systems well, but we'd hear about it often if it was typical to destroy a septic system with rain)

We've needed the rain for quite some time now, I don't have to shovel snow to leave in the morning, I'm not complaining!

The septic hasn't failed, I'm just concerned that it will. The constant rain keeps me up at night worrying about it.

There could be a crack, not sure. We had not issues with it for almost two years until last month.

We had a drought back in the summer, but we made up that water loss by October.

I'm just glad it's not snow.

Thank you for your incredibly sound advice! Dude should take it.

Yes, that's the problem. All the rain is coming at once.

It's my fault - back in July, when my garden was drying up, I flipped a nickel into the air and yelled, "Give me a nickel's worth of rain!" If I had knew how cheap it was, I wouldn't have bought so much!

Honestly, I think you need to chill a bit. If you're septic is truly a concern for you, look up a septic company and discuss your concerns with them, have them check it out.

Same advice for the foundation! (Except finding the appropriate contractor for the job, the septic guy probably won't be too helpful with that)

Something to consider: homeownership can be stressful, for sure. If you consistently worry about all the "what ifs" you'll never enjoy actually living in it. You should be thankful you were able to actually buy a house (I'm sure many of us would love to be capable of owning). There's always a possibility that shit will happen, that's life.

Thanks! I tried really hard and got a couple thumbs up for it

Guy didn’t like anyone’s comments.

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A gallon a day

keeps the poop clay away?