Opinion: With millions of aging septic systems leaking pollution, lawmakers face an urgent choice: protect public health or ...

Loudoun County residents no longer will be allowed to put in high-tech septic systems, as sporadic failures have led opponents to question their safety. The Board of Supervisors has approved a ...

Regulations for private septic systems will change in the next 12 months and some possible rules could help protect groundwater and give homeowners more design options. The state recently released new ...

For many people who live on a lake a sewer system is not available. They rely on Individual Sewage Treatment Systems, commonly called septic systems, to treat and disperse waste and recycle water. A ...

Proposed state legislation would cut $2,500 to $3,000 off the cost of new advanced septic systems by eliminating a requirement that professional engineers or ...

Leon County just received $2.2 million from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to upgrade conventional septic systems to advanced treatment. Homeowners in the Springs Protection zones ...

Whether you have a septic system or are buying a house with one, know that whatever you flush or pour down the drain can come back to haunt you, either in major repair expenses or in simple ...