Kennel Septic system help needed

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With 3 to 5 dogs, you will want to use at least 2 55 gal. barrels. As for your drop of 1/4", that is a good rule of thumb on human (house) systems. However, it never hurts to go with a greater slop in a kennel setup. As for the 2" above grade question, I'm not sure unless they have you coming with the down pipe from the top instead of the side 2" below the top of the barrel. I did some new installs for a while between jobs about 7 years ago. We did residential systems. With today's technology, it may be wise to look into the plastic baffle covers instead of rock. It may be more cost effective. I have built several systems for other people's kennels. I am acutally working on a slab now for a buddy. He is just going to have his setup drain in a hole though. One of my coon hunting buddies has a box blade on the back of his tractor. He has a hole that is about 4 feet deep. He surrounded it on three sides with a privacy fence. His kennels slope into a concrete drain system that funnels down into a 6" drain pipe. The top 2" of the pipe is cut all the way down, so he can spray the "stuff" down the rest of the line into the hole. Once in a blue moon, he blades out the hole, and spreads a fresh bag of lime down. If you do go with a tank or barrel, please keep in mind that dog waste does not break down like human waste. If you look in Cabela's or Bass Pro in the dog section, they have waste containers for sale. Just below them, they sell "enzymes" to help with the breakdown process. The same can be acheived with simply adding human waste to your system when you are first starting out. This is just as you picture it. A 5 gallon bucket will work to get you going. Not full, just a good start.