Heavy rainfall and flooding can lead to problems with septic tank backups, meaning sewage can flow back into homes. Officials with the Cape Girardeau County Health Center say there are some things ...

This Portage County Company Is Changing That. It’s not right that people have to pay to have their tank pumped out more ...

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A seeming solution to a public health problem in Alabama has been stymied by the Trump administration’s war on diversity, ...

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An alternative solution to a septic problem was presented to supervisors during their October 1 meeting. Sewer Enforcement Officer John Belles, property owner Barry Andrew and his engineer labored for ...

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Toilet paper choice matters greatly for those with septic systems. Unlike homes connected to municipal wastewater services, where almost any toilet paper can be flushed, septic systems require ...

LODI TWP., MI — These numbers are getting in the way of an Ann Arbor family selling their home: Number Two and $115,000. In ...

The average septic tank has a capacity of 1,250 gallons. If it were installed above ground, it would be rather hard to ignore. But a septic tank’s work is best done beneath the surface of your ...

POLK COUNTY, Fla. — Critics are raising a stink over what could become a very messy problem in Polk County. The landfill where human waste from septic tanks was being hauled was shut down a couple of ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — There are almost 3 million septic systems across the state of Florida — 90,000 in Orange County alone. Most of the systems operate efficiently, serving as a low-cost way to ...