While your system is not in good shape at the moment with saturated soil,
you need to get some other opinion and also analyze your own water usage,
because with this time of the year and a high water level, your drainage
field has a very limited capacity to absorb water, and at this moment it is
over capacity.

Cut down the amount of water you use. Then contact other contractors for
opinion and prices. Your "inspector" seems to be just a salesman looking for
a good commission. By the way, what is a "septic company", there are
companies that pump out tanks, and companies that install systems. Maybe I
am missing something, but It sounds like you are not getting realistic
advice.

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My wife and I were planning to sell our home in Central NJ (clay dirt)
with very high water table. We have a septic and the septic appeared
to be fine but figured that we should have it tested so we don't have
any problems when we sell.

The inspector from a septic company tested the leech field he said it
is failing because the distribution box has water in it and the
distribution box should be dry if the system was working properly. He
also poked a few holes into the ground and showed me the water coming
to the surface.

After he left the holes he poked into the ground is now flooding my
yard. I tried plugging up the holes but that didn't work. The
inspector from the septic company said his boss would call. The boss
called and said we need a new septic system and would run $30,000.00.
We do not have sewer close enough to hook up. Do you have any
suggestions?