Many people were raised in homes that utilized a conventional septic system. A conventional or standard system is one that uses rock and perforated pipe, leaching chambers or multi-pipe systems and is ...

Brevard County commissioners unanimously backed a major overhaul of the county's septic tank rules in an effort to reduce harmful nitrogen and phosphorus from going into the Indian River Lagoon. The ...

Rising seas are causing septic systems across the South to fail, leading to public health concerns and costly repairs for homeowners. As detailed by The Washington Post, there are millions of septic ...

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 ...

The County Commission is moving forward with a plan to restrict septic tank installations as a way to help reduce pollution of the Indian River Lagoon and other waterways. Commissioners this week ...

Proposed state legislation would cut $2,500 to $3,000 off the cost of new advanced septic systems by eliminating a requirement that professional engineers or ...

Installing a septic system on land involves costs and considerations:Types of Systems: Aerobic systems (e.g., Hoot or Norweco) may have higher maintenance costs. Conventional systems are often ...

After eight relatively quiet years in the making, newly unveiled statewide regulations drafted for septic systems are raising a big stink. "This is definitely Draconian," said Lee Howard, a Ukiah-area ...

BACA-PREWITT, NAVAJO NATION, NM — As part of its ongoing collaboration with the DigDeep Navajo Water Project, the International Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Foundation (IWSH) recently designed and ...