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Yes, there's an update. I finally was able to speak with a manager at the dept of health. He assured me that they are responsible for making sure the septic system is working properly. Including the removal of any illegal modifications or pumps. This is a contradiction to what the inspector...

I've now called a couple lawyers in the area. They both say about the same thing as the responses here. I'll try 1 more time to talk with the neighbor. Thanks for answers to my question. I called the department of health (DOH) again to get a better explanation of what they will do to make sure...

What is the name of your state? NJ My closest neighbor has put a sump pump in his septic tank. The water table is high - basically flooding his septic system with water. So his solution is to pump it out and it runs down continuously onto my property, making several acres of farmland unusable...