I love the comments here.
OP: uses AI to illustrate five-second throwaway gag
average poster: is that AI? burn him! burn the witch!
armchair plumbers: you can't bury pipes that shallow, and why the heck would you do direct burial?
armchair engineers: do you know how much heat you're wasting?!
My guess is one of the rich fucks by coast who are constantly trying to kill this are ultimately behind it.