Q: Marsha, I’m purchasing a home that is on a septic system rather than the public sewer. My home inspector strongly suggests I pay for a septic tank inspection. How do septic systems work? A: Your ...

Nathan, Heath, and Mauro babyproof a home; Richard explains how septic systems work. Nathan Gilbert, Heath Eastman, and Mauro Henrique help a homeowner babyproof her house by testing for lead, testing ...

Across St. Tammany Parish, an estimated 42,000 homes and businesses rely on some form of on-site sewage treatment system that isn’t hooked up to municipal sewer lines. According to estimates from the ...

There are DOs and DON’Ts whether you are connected to a sewer system, or you are on a septic system. Some of these DOs and DON’Ts differ depending upon which you are connected to. To best understand ...

Leon County just received $2.2 million from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to upgrade conventional septic systems to advanced treatment. Homeowners in the Springs Protection zones ...

This is the first of a two-part series on addressing Cape Cod's worsening water pollution. Read the second part here. Pat Uhlman lives across the street from Shubael Pond in Barnstable. The round pond ...

LANSING, MI — Michigan has debated for decades but never passed a uniform statewide septic code — an abject governance failure that continually threatens public health and the environment, say ...

Q What can I do about the clogged leaching lines in my 38-year-old septic system? There’s some pooling of sewage on the surface of the ground. A Conventional wisdom from septic professionals says that ...