At her local gardening club meeting, Melissa brought up the issue hoping someone would reassure her. Instead, she received a ...

Q: Some garbage disposals are advertised as suitable for homes with septic systems. Is it smart to install one? A: You can if you want to, but plan to have your septic tank pumped — or at least ...

It came to my attention on a quiet summer day in 1989 — heavy trucks were rolling down the dirt road. Trees were being cut down; stumps, bulldozed. Twenty truckloads of sand and gravel were brought in ...

Not all homes are connected to a city’s sewer system. Homes that do not have a direct connection to the city sewer will typically have a septic system. A septic system consists of a buried ...

For many homeowners, acreage owners and lake property residents, septic systems are easy to forget about – until something ...

The Maryland Department of Environment has received $15 million in restoration funds to improve septic operations across the ...

As they prepared to put their Wyckoff home on the market, Dawn and Richard Schollin followed their real estate agent’s advice to have the septic system inspected. Bad news: Under state rules, the ...

The Haywood Waterways Association and Haywood County Environmental Health Department will host a free septic system workshop from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. June 30 at the Haywood County Agricultural ...

The buyers: Rebecca, 43, surgical oncological nurse, and Ryan Taylor, 43, chief financial officer The house: A 3,250-square-foot home in Chestnut Hill with 5 bedrooms and 4½ bathrooms built in 1898.

Do you wonder how septic systems work? I never gave it much thought in all the years I lived in Cincinnati. Every house I lived in was connected to a municipal sewer line. Just about every house I ...