Dealing with the End of Winter

The winter is melting away and the results are showing me where I need to address the land to be better prepared for the same time next year.

The house also needs to have the gutters installed and rain barrels at the corners.

The septic has got to be pumped out for the third time this winter, the system froze early and I think that until the ground thaws I will continue to have the same issue.

One concern is that we likely do not put enough hot water through the system, that might be a problem or it might just be my own guess and lack of knowledge about how the system works.
We have used less than 250 gallons of water since March 18. One thing that I will do is to insulate the ground around the opening and also prepare an insulated cover over the lid.