Tree roots do not wait decades to cause trouble for your septic line. Given moisture, nutrients, and even a small opening, they can invade pipes in just a few growing seasons and quietly set up the ...

The North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission is holding off on amendments to oceanfront septic tank rules to give the state's environmental and health departments time to collaborate on the ...

There are 123 million households in the United States. Nearly one-fifth of them — some 21.5 million — do not flush toilet waste to a public sewer. They use septic systems — small underground tanks ...

Citing a lack of manpower and a request from the state, the Frederick County Health Department will no longer design a key part of home septic systems, although the department will still be ...