Water Repellent

I have had new sewerage trenches installed which failed as the soil is water repellent, what can I do?

The water is just pooling to the surface of the trenches and it is just a boggy mess.

When soil becomes hydrophobic (water repellant) you need to add a surfectant to break the surface tension which is preventing the water from being absorbed.
This all sounds complicated, but it’s really easy. Dishwashing detergent is a simple and effective surfectant and if you splash some dishwashing water over the ground it should improve the soils ability to absorb water.

Good luck

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