There are over 500,000 of them in the metro area, although we aren’t really sure how to take care of them or even how they even work. But when they stop working, hold your nose and run for cover. Here ...

A good septic system is a miracle of human ingenuity, invisibly processing and purifying household wastewater and returning it to the earth. It’s an efficient, economical solution for households in ...

For many people who live on a lake a sewer system is not available. They rely on Individual Sewage Treatment Systems, commonly called septic systems, to treat and disperse waste and recycle water. A ...

And it’s through that lens that state policy makers ought to be considering whether to restrict municipal regulation of septic systems. Most large cities have municipal sewer systems, where waste is ...

An ordinance that would require triennial inspections of septic systems in a large part of St. Tammany Parish will be up for ...

Householders in central Kent can have their septic tanks replaced for free as part of scheme designed to protect the county's ...

Editor's note: A previous version of this story incorrectly stated the date that the Wicomico County Health Department's septic system program was appraised. While the Maryland Department of the ...

People don’t like to talk about sewage. But no matter how much we would like to avoid it, the truth is that sewage treatment is the foundation of a city’s health and well-being. There are a lot of ...

MICHIGAN (WNEM) - Nearly 1.5 million homes in Michigan have a septic system. They are underground, out of sight, and most ...