WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind.— An instrument that can measure how well soil conducts electricity also can spot the source of septic system failures without destroying a whole yard with a backhoe. The ...

SNHD is considering ending permanent septic permits, and replacing them with a five-year permit that would cost homeowners ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Jasper County is offering grants to help rural homeowners reduce the amount of septic tank waste flowing into Spring River. The grants, to be made available to landowners in the Spring River watershed ...

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 ...