MINNEAPOLIS — Members of a deeply conservative Amish community in Minnesota don’t need to install septic systems to dispose of their “gray water,” the state Court of Appeals ruled Monday in a ...

The County Commission is moving forward with a plan to restrict septic tank installations as a way to help reduce pollution of the Indian River Lagoon and other waterways. Commissioners this week ...

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Researchers at Stony Brook University develop a less expensive septic system retrofit to reduce nitrogen pollution in Suffolk ...

MERRIT ISLAND, Fla. — Tough new restrictions could make it harder for people to install a septic system in Brevard County. Environmental experts believe old septic tanks are causing issues for Indian ...

CROWN POINT | There are growing problems with the installation of residential septic systems in Lake County, and a method of ensuring contractors are licensed for that work needs to be developed.

A divided federal appeals court Tuesday refused to halt a district judge's order that requires the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to take steps to protect manatees in the northern ...

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Septic systems, which allow landowners to build homes without sewer connections, are a crucial feat of engineering for more remote communities in the Lowcountry. They can also backfire. Septic tanks ...