Members of the state Legislature who resoundingly voted in 2010 to require people to have their septic tanks inspected once every five years now say the new law - sorry for the pun - stinks. The idea, ...

Gov. Rick Scott allowed SB 2A to pass into law Wednesday, pushing back the start of a program to inspect septic tanks by six months. Some lawmakers, however, want to go further than that -- perhaps as ...

Legislation that would require regular septic tank inspections began moving in the Florida House this week as lawmakers work to address water quality problems that contributed to last year’s ...

QDEAR BARRY: When we bought our home, the real estate listing showed the property as having a septic tank, rather than a sewer hookup. We didn't notice this, and our agent never recommended a septic ...

SKAGIT COUNTY, Wash. -- After a two-year-old boy died and a 10-year-old girl was hurt in accidents involving septic tanks, KING 5 examined state and county data and discovered a trail of incomplete ...

The Skagit County property was overdue for an inspection where a 2-year-old boy fell into a septic tank with an insecure lid and died Monday. The little boy who died, Orion Fenstra, was at the ...

SEA RANCH LAKES — Mandating septic tank inspections is not a popular idea with residents, but village officials think it may be necessary to protect the environment. Council members are considering ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. (WEAR) — A bill filed in the Senate would create strict requirements for septic tank inspections. Senate Bill 214 would order the Florida Dept. of Health (FDOH) to identify all onsite ...

Last year, a disastrous wave of toxic algae hit Florida waterways like a tsunami, devastating our economy, environment and international image as a vacation paradise. There were multiple factors to ...