The recent attention to failing septic systems in the Lowcountry provides the opportunity for innovative solutions. It’s time to think outside the tank. Or, more specifically, the drain field. Sea ...

Thinking of getting a small septic tank for your cabin, but unsure how septic systems work? Read all about them here, and ...

If your home isn’t hooked up to a municipal sewer system, your alternative is a septic system, which includes a container buried underground on your property that holds and treats the water and waste ...

At the Jan. 22 meeting about the proposed Grandview sewer we were told that the last proposal results were about 50 percent for and 50 percent opposed. From that, it seems probable that about half the ...

A Wicomico couple has filed suit against Gloucester County seeking to overturn the denial to install an alternative septic system on 11/4 acres they own on Glass Road. An engineer hired by Robert and ...

Sean Kennedy was so enthralled with his purchase -- a sprawling, four-bedroom house in the Beacon Hill development near Leesburg -- that he paid little attention to the green containers in the back ...

A well-designed, properly installed septic system can last for decadeswith proper care and regular inspections. But in order to make sure your septic system is in good shape, it’s helpful to ...

Ingersoll landowners disgruntled over a potential $17,000 charge to switch from septic systems to a municipal sewer pipeline, have persuaded Oxford County to consider options other than a mandatory ...