You Can’t Plant Vegetation That Harms the System. While there are benefits to growing certain vegetation on the septic field, you can run into problems if you plant the wrong type of vegetation.

ALACHUA, Fla. (WCJB) - With cold nights still ahead, one septic system business owner is raising awareness on what to do to protect your outside pipes and A/C units. “With continuous days of the ...

He invented a system of waste disposal that ran clay pipes from his home to a concrete tank outside. In 1881, Mouras obtained a patent for his system, and by 1883, septic systems arrived in the United ...

Your average septic system consists of a pipe from the home, a septic tank, a drainfield and the soil. Once waste is collected in a septic tank, the purification process begins as it separates ...

A typical household septic system consists of two major components: the tank itself and the drain field. Waste water from your house travels, by gravity in most cases, to the septic tank.

Frozen wells, pipes and septic systems have kept Ritchie Gilby busy this winter. "It's a bit of an emergency to people when it happens because obviously you want your plumbing to work and ...