questioned:

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.

Anyone "poking" into the ground around or in my drainfield would have their
______ poked right back to their truck!


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.

So there was no flood in the yard and everything seemed fine until the
'expert' poked the holes in your drain field, and now those holes are
causing a flood in the yard? Fill in the blank: 2+2= ___

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.

That was easy.....


We do not have sewer close enough to hook up. Do you have any
suggestions?