Click small images for a descriptive view Finally a Break in the Weather  

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During a 2 week period in July 2003 the weather finally gave us a break.  The preparation of digging the drainage trench
deep left only a shallow water depth that was quickly pumped out.  Due to the heavy clay content of the soil the
heavy equipment was  able to get back in with in a week of pumping the area dry.