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Putting a play area over a soil treatment system like this should be avoided to prevent compaction of the soil.
Soil compaction can bring serious consequences to septic system performance. Any soil treatment area (STA) — whether it is below grade with trenches, a bed or drip distribution, or above grade with an at-grade or a mound — needs noncompacted soil.
Half of a healthy soil’s makeup...