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You wouldn’t skip an oil change and expect your car to run perfectly, right? Your septic system works the same way—except it’s buried underground, out of sight and usually out of mind. Until it’s not. Spring in Sussex County brings melting snow, heavy rains, and ground that’s finally thawing after months of freeze. That combination …

One pass with a snowplow over your drainfield can cause $15,000 in damage. And most homeowners have no idea they’re doing it until sewage starts backing up into their homes in the spring. Here’s the problem: Your septic drainfield—the network of perforated pipes that filters and treats wastewater before it returns to the groundwater—sits just …