A patch of yard that’s soggy when everywhere else is dry — or a stripe of grass that’s greener and taller over the field — is the drainfield telling you effluent isn’t soaking away the way it should.
Either the tank is overfull and pushing solids into the field, or the field itself is saturated or failing. Caught early, a pump-out and rest can save it; left alone, a field replacement is the most expensive repair on the system.
Surfacing effluent is a health issue and a sign the field is at its limit. The sooner it’s looked at, the better the odds of avoiding a full replacement.
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