Michigan is the only state in the nation that doesn’t have a uniform septic code, which leaves local governments to come up with their own septic ordinances to keep fecal bacteria from septic tanks ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...