Conceived as a low-cost, low-tech means of disposing toilet waste in rural communities without sewers, septic systems have become a leading cause of the toxic algae blooms that, like a rainbow cloak, ...

An outdoor activity centre could be forced to close because of a "catastrophic" failure of its main waste system, a scout ...

Q: Three months ago, I bought a house. I didn't have a septic inspection. A few days ago, the septic pump failed. I had it pumped, then had a plumber come to inspect. He found that the tank is not a 1 ...

Last year’s 50th anniversary of consolidation inspired some soul searching among those with a civic conscience. What could Jacksonville’s rare form of government have done better? One obvious failure ...

Every time Isaias Martinez flushes the toilet or washes his hands, he risks losing his home. The septic tank behind the newly constructed house he bought for $627,000 two years ago started leaking ...

For many residents and visitors alike, the State of Michigan conjures images of abundant fresh water and sprawling Great Lakes summed up by the state’s two-word tagline: Pure Michigan. While ...

South Carolina's coast has thousands of ticking time bombs that pose a threat to the water quality in and around our rivers and creeks, and imperil our children's and grandchildren's quality of life.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This trench was dug to help alleviate rainwater issues in the yard of Roosevelt Jones, whose septic system has increasingly failed ...

Tree roots do not wait decades to cause trouble for your septic line. Given moisture, nutrients, and even a small opening, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A graphic showing septic tank locations and their status was one of the informational posters on display during a city of ...