New to the forum but wanted to get some opinions. My house was built in 76, have no idea if the previous owner ever had septic tank pumped. I haven't had any back-up issues in the house or anything like that. However recently, before all the rain here in the south, i've noticed standing water above where the septic tank sits about 10-12 feet away from the house. The dogs started digging it up etc....so i got it pumped. The spetic guys said everything looked fine and it needed pumped but told us to keep an eye on drainfield????? At first the standing water was gone, but eventually it came back again. i fgured it was the overly saturated ground. Well when we flush the toilet, take a shower, run washing machine, dishwasher etc.....you can see water coming out of the ground just flowing like there is a busted pipe leading to the septic tank and water is just flowing into the yard. Any ideas?? the septic guys said the drainfield needs to be replaced but it looks like a pipe is not connected to the septic tank itself cause water is just flowing out of the ground! thanks

What is the longest that this system can go without being pumped out. I have heard that you can just wait until the outlet water starts looking murky. I have had 2 different people that were supposed to come look and possibly pump, but never showed up. I know it has been at least 10 years which seems too long to me. Any advice would be appreciated.