Residents of the Palm Beach National development, citing a threat to their water supplies, asked Circuit Judge John D. Wessel Tuesday to immediately stop the county from receiving septic tank sludge ...

SepticSmart Week serves as a great reminder for homeowners to check their on-site septic systems. In Washington, about ...

Just knowing the ins and outs of a septic system can save you a lot of money in the long run. But how do septic tanks work?

The owner of Crystal Lake-based Arrow Septic & Sewer said he will stop dumping septic-tank sludge on a 40-acre farm site northwest of Lippold Park because of pressure from the city’s Park District.

When my kids were in school, they’d badger me every year for ideas of good science projects – and every year, I’d suggest they look at how bacteria heats up our septic tank. This wonderfully weird ...

I was once asked to describe the difference between urban and rural. Simple, I said: It’s septic systems. If you’re connected to a wastewater treatment plant then you’re a city person, no matter how ...

If you own a home and are not on a public sewage system, chances are you have a private septic system. A septic system is composed of a septic tank and a leaching field that are connected together via ...

Many septic tank owners have been there. Toilet gurgling? Shower draining slow? Time to call a local septic service, known in the business as "the honey wagon." The lid is pried off the septic tank ...

Many, if not most homes, in Sterling use a passive onsite wastewater treatment system consisting of a single compartment septic tank and a trench/bed subsurface wastewater (Pipe-In-Stone) infiltration ...