To treat their wastewater, properties in the United States not connected to a public sewer are required to install a septic system. Called on-site sewage facilities ...

Suffolk officials on Monday presented a draft of a new code that would legalize new nitrogen-reducing septic systems for individual homes, and detailed a plan to identify where efforts targeting the ...

A new type of advanced septic system designed to reduce nitrogen in wastewater was installed Thursday for a house in Southaven County Park in Shirley. The system, which uses a septic tank plus layers ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website, epa.gov, one in five houses in ...

Reader question: We are home buyers who want to check out a well and septic system. We know nothing about them. We have city sewer and water now, so we have no responsibility beyond using them. Are ...

A septic system isn’t much good if it’s clogged, and once it is clogged, it’ll cost a fair amount to pump it—but using a septic tank treatment every so often can help prevent this. If you don’t ...

BARNSTABLE — For years, pollution from septic systems has spawned algae blooms, toxic bacteria, and a putrid scum coating the waters of Cape Cod, destroying vital ecosystems, contributing to coastal ...

Proposed changes to Allen County's septic ordinance could increase system costs for homeowners by several hundred dollars next year. Allen County Department of Health officials say those costs are ...

Do you know what a septic system is? Do you know if your property has one? If so, have you thought about your septic system lately? Septic systems are underground structures that work with natural ...

William Bolton of Quaker City Concrete Products of Leetonia carries out routine maintenance on a septic tank. Behind Bolton is service technician Shane Sadler. Most septic systems in Mahoning County ...

Colton Masters, director of environmental health for the Mahoning County health department, explains the new Household Sewage Treatment System Operation and Maintenance program that will affect all ...