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

The Wellfleet Board of Health is working on regulations that would require owners of central district properties with cesspools and failing septic systems to upgrade ...

Under the bill, homeowners would hire a third-party contractor to inspect the new systems with county oversight. But some council members think the responsibility eventually should be taken over by ...

A copy of the ordinance, along with a registration form, began arriving in mailboxes in October. Included in the mailing was a letter from Robert Dietrich, the county's new pump-out program ...

The Southern Nevada Water Authority board is delaying a decision on a policy allowing waivers for homeowners seeking a septic tank. As part of the septic-to-sewer conversion projects, many property ...

According to the language of the amended agreement, the agreement will be void if the fire department fails to repair the septic system within 90 days, and the buyer’s earnest money — a deposit which ...

For most Long Islanders, gray water is out of sight, out of mind. But decades of dirty dishwater and flushed toilets entering cesspools has degraded water quality as nitrogen pollution closed beaches, ...

Modern engineered septic systems, when properly designed and maintained, can be a viable alternative to centralized sewer ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – The New Mexico Environment Department launched a program to help low-income homeowners repair and replace failing septic systems. The Liquid Waste Assistance Fund has $200,000 ...

Julie and Kurt Boringdon found what they considered the perfect property for their retirement in the Foothills neighborhood in far-eastern Henderson. The property provides an unobstructed view of the ...

Septic systems, by their very name and nature, prompt nightmarish visions of backflow, breakdowns, carved-up back yards and major financial headaches. On the other hand, some well-constructed and well ...