10 days ago we had the pleasure of replacing the effluent pump on the island septic system. The top of the pump chamber is at grade level and there was more than 10" of ice in the chamber. It took many pots of boiling water to get the ice to where we could break it up and get the old pump out.
This is the 1st time we ever had ice in the pump chamber. Given the amount of ice 10 days ago, I can conceive of an underground water line still being frozen 2 days ago; especially if little snow cover due to being open to the wind and also being shaded.
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