Q: Never having had a septic tank before, we wonder how we will know when the tank needs to be cleaned without incurring a disaster beforehand. Two people have lived 10 years in this house with ...

Homeowners with septic tanks know how important they are for waste filtration and a functioning plumbing system— and having your septic tank cleaned every three to five years will help prevent the ...

A local scientist is standing by his research that septic tanks are the main issue when it comes to algae blooms in our waterways. Today Dr. Brian Lapointe spoke to St. Lucie County leaders and made ...

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In the debate over septic system remediation, the option to convert septic systems to sewer systems is front and center. But will it really solve the alleged problem and can it be afforded? Recently, ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Every toilet flush and running faucet can place an additional burden on septic systems in homes ravaged by Indiana's floods, said a Purdue University Extension agricultural ...

Watts Twp. supervisors on April 5 approved the sewer maintenance ordinance that requires landowners to clean out and inspect their on-lot septic systems beginning this summer and continuing over the ...

Miami-Dade County has finally unveiled its plan to address its 120,000 septic tanks, the aging (and often failing) concrete boxes that can leak human waste into groundwater and Biscayne Bay — a ...