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 ...

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 ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Some are asking the question, are the septic tanks in our yards making the algae problem in our waterways worse? Scientists say leaking septic tanks aren’t the sole cause of the algae, but do ...

For more than 15 years, Catherine Flowers has been spearheading a lonely and frustrating campaign in Alabama’s Black Belt to install and improve a simple but crucial piece of infrastructure for the ...

Miami-Dade County has finally unveiled its plan to address its 120,000 septic tanks, the aging (and often failing) concrete boxes that can leak human waste into groundwater and Biscayne Bay — a ...

Miami-Dade has — finally — begun chipping away at the $4 billion problem festering beneath homes across the county. The county’s aging collection of septic tanks is failing, and sea level rise will ...

If he can find an audience, Jeremy Johnston could be talking soon to people around Clay County’s Doctors Lake about using state money to help replace their septic tanks with sewer lines. Before ...

Septic tanks are silently spewing filth into a creek on James Island, where the $12 million set aside for sewer lines may not solve the problem. In Berkeley County, fetid water is rising to the ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...