When was the last time you had your septic tank pumped? A 1,000-gallon septic tank for a family of four should be pumped at least every 3-5 years.

A septic system sounds straightforward—you install the tank, run the lines, and call it a day. But most of the regrets ...

After KMBC 9 Investigates went out to an east Kansas City neighborhood over the summer, city inspectors returned and ...

An estimated 1.5 million homes throughout Pennsylvania are served by private sewer, or septic systems, according to the Penn ...

Lexington County homeowners in the Congaree Creek Watershed may qualify for 60–80% cost-share funding to repair or replace failing septic systems.

The draft proposal going before the County Council on Monday would allow for septic systems on properties smaller than 1 acre ...

Subdivisions can rise faster than sewer access, and many established suburbs still depend on aging septic systems that were ...

LAS VEGAS (KSNV) — The Southern Nevada Health District has suggested charging homeowners with septic tanks $226 for permits.

The Punjab Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has made septic tanks mandatory for all homes and plazas in housing societies across the province. The decision aims to protect underground water and ...

In 2012, Agnes Wanjiru was discovered in a septic tank at the Lion’s Court Hotel in central Nanyuki after she was last seen at the hotel with a group of British soldiers. Rose Wanyua Wanjiku, elder ...

The drainage system on Coquet Island cannot cope with a recent increase in people using Trinity House's facilities, the RSPB said Sewage is being discharged on an island sanctuary for rare birds.

A septic tank on an island off the Northumberland coast appears to have been spilling raw sewage onto a beach and into the sea. The tank is on Coquet Island, a nationally important seabird colony and ...