I f you’re not hooked up to a municipal sewer system, chances are you’re using a septic system for all of your wastewater. When you flush the toilet, or water runs down the drain from sinks or ...

Septic system installers warn against having woody trees and shrubs near the drain field because roots can clog the lines and reduce the system’s effectiveness. If boron is used in the laundry ...

A commonly-asked question regarding septic system maintenance is: “What, if anything, is appropriate to plant on or over a septic system drain field?” This is an important question as vegetation ...

“Septic system problems are frustrating and expensive, and most homeowners don’t know where the problem lies,” says Alan Rein, the developer of the product and VP of Operations at Dr. Pooper ...

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, a traditional septic system has all water from a house flowing into one main drainage pipe that leads to a septic tank that's typically buried.