On Mar 29, 1:06 pm, wrote:
Ok, I have sewage leaking and a faint odor coming from my bathroom.
The leak is at the end of my leach field so not a blockage. Probably
going to have to replace leach field. My question is what are the
requirements for installing a new leach field? My home is over 30
years old and a neighbor stated that code has changed and my .5 acre
wasn't big enough to install a new leach field or even replace the
existing field. If this is the case what am I supposed to do, pump out
the damn tank every 2 months? And worse, I was planning on selling
within a year to build on another plot of land I own. Who's going to
buy a house with septic problem, it's probably illegal anyway. Any
help is greatly appreciated!!!!!

There is one additional procedure which I heard of, but it is not a
permanent solution. It may not be accepted by the local inspector.
Some of these septic building companies can aerate the field with a
pipe and thereby extend its life. But they don't guarantee the
results. The slang term for the procedure is something like an
elephant trunk. I suppose that refers to the hose which blows the air
into the field.
Joe G