Wet season percolation testing will begin Monday in Anne Arundel County. Applications for mound sewage disposal systems must have been received Tuesday with testing performed by March 17. All other ...

Five or six days a week Ronnie Tamez rises early in the morning to monitor and fix something beneath the ground that many people in Clark County would prefer to not think about. “You don’t think about ...

The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) in Sandwich has received nearly $3.3 million in state and federal funds to expand its wastewater research facility. Pollution from ...

Septic systems — typically an underground tank to trap toilet waste and perforated piping to let the liquid percolate into the soil — are used by nearly one in five American households and countless ...

Not all toilet paper is septic-safe. Learn about the types that can cause clogs and water backups, and discover alternatives to protect your system. Toilet paper is a convenient product used in most ...