I've cleaned out the entire pipe and am hoping that was the issue. the pipe is only about 12 foot long so it wasn't very difficult to make sure it was clean.

I'm looking at the pump option now and have covered the eroded area with a tarp for the short term to make sure it doesn't get worse.

any idea if I should apply anything to the eroded area before I start tampering new clay into the opening?

Problem is we are extremely saturated in this area right now so I plan on just using wheel barrow, shovel, and tamper to fix the whole and then address the overall issue of overflow.

Yes...I am sure my luck is all used up so this will be my big project starting on Friday when I get back in town.

Thanks for the advice.

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