how to tell if drain field is failing
A failing drainfield no longer has the capacity to handle the volume of water which it receives. A failing drainfield can have these characteristics: the grass is greener over the drainfield than the rest of the yard; there are odors in the yard; the plumbing backs up; the ground is wet or mushy over the drainfield.f your yard is perpetually wet, chances are your drainfield has become at least partially clogged. Your septic system's drainfield begins to deteriorate from the first day of use. Clogging agents plug the passages where water should flow. Having no other place to go, it backs up into the yard.