Protecting buried PVC

[Phillbo]

I have mine covered with sod in some areas and 24" square pavers in the area around the pump equipment. They are very shallow as they get close to the equipment so I added a little sand under the pavers to cushion them a bit.

as to the fear of someone jamming an umbrellla pole or volleyball fence into the ground, I had an issue with my sprinkler system and a tiki torch .. after patching the broken pipe , I split a piece of bigger PVC lenght ways and layed it over the sprinkler piping before covering it back up with dirt .