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Key Takeaways. The cost to pump a septic tank ranges from $100 on the very low end to $800 on the higher end, with an average cost of $600 (an average cost of $0.30 per gallon).; Repairing a ...

Sewage odors, specifically outside near the septic tank and drainfield. Presence of dark green, lush vegetation over the drainfield. It may look nice, but it points to an overstressed septic system.

If you own a home with a septic system or are thinking about buying a home with a septic system, you might want to save this column. Starting May 1, new Municipality of Anchorage, or MOA ...

Many, if not most homes, in Sterling use a passive onsite wastewater treatment system consisting of a single compartment septic tank and a trench/bed subsurface wastewater (Pipe-In-Stone ...

Currently, DES considers septic tank permits individually, Wunderley said. "If I’m the developer, I have to file 200 permits for 200 houses," he said.

Some Las Vegas Valley residents are pushing back against a proposal that would force them to dump their septic tanks and tap into the region’s municipal sewer system.

Fillmore County in 2013 started requiring homes to have modern septic systems to dispose of gray water. The Swartzentruber Amish sought an exemption, saying their religion prohibits that technology.

Police in New Jersey are investigating the death of a 3-year-old girl who fell into a septic tank. On Saturday, officers responded to a medical assistance call about 9:27 p.m. at the Sun Outdoors ...