In what city leaders are calling a "historic investment” by the state into the city of Inverness, the City Council on Monday ...

LISBON — Failing septic systems and hardship variances for sewage systems were the main topics of conversation during a recent Columbiana County Health District board meeting, starting with complaints ...

SC judge ruled that developers installing large-scale septic systems must give public notice. The decision is considered a legal victory for clean water.

The Winthrop Town Council has approved a request to allow installation of septic systems on two adjacent building lots on the hill above the town ballfield, because the town cannot provide sewer ...

A Conventional wisdom from septic professionals says that your high-mileage system is toast and needs replacing. That was the diagnosis at my place back in 2011 when a septic guy came over and saw ...

But first, let's review how septic systems work. The design of a conventional septic system is pretty simple. It starts with a tank that has two chambers.

Septic tank: Just the tank proper (not the whole system) into which wastewater drains. Sizes vary, but according to Angi, a typical tank for a home is about 5 feet wide, 8 feet long, and 6 feet tall.

He said creating the septic system will allow the town to “fully” benefit from the millions ORDA has invested. The need for a sewage system in North Creek has been evident for years.

There are 110 total septic systems in the surrounding areas that Maher said he hopes to swap over to sewer systems for people in need.

BELLA VISTA -- Homeowners seeking to repair an existing septic system or to install a new one in Bella Vista will now have to get septic plumbing permits first.

Although the couple has been approved for the septic system design, they must wait to break ground due to frozen ground conditions. "We're going to play the wait game, it's already late in the season.