So after my first test results I refilled the bucket to the rim again since I know part of the loss the first time was due to it being soaked into the dirt and no way to know evaporation loss. I did place a control bucket this time next to my test bucket so I could determine evaporation loss. After 5 full days of setting I lost 1 3/8" out of the control bucket due to evaporation. I lost 1 7/8" out of the test bucket which leaves me at a net loss of 1/2" over 5 days due to seepage. This seems like a positive in my eyes and leads me to believe my plan of digging out and compacting back in will work. Am I wrong?

Last edited by Medic828; 09/16/19 02:08 PM.