A new law regulating septic systems will curb pollution caused by a lack of natural filtration into freshwater bodies, advocates say.

Pembroke city officials began seeking answers for the wastewater issue in 2021, long before the announcement of Hyundai Motor ...

Depending on where you live, your home may be attached to your community's public water and sewer system, or you may rely on ...

I don't know, I might just put an outhouse out back — seriously." Experts say that replacing a traditional septic system with an updated, nitrogen-filtering system could cost up to $35,000.

Upgrading an existing system — like the installations in Uhlman's neighborhood — costs roughly $30,000. And completely replacing a traditional septic system for a single-family home with a ...

said the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recommends septic systems be inspected every three to five years and the average lifespan of a traditional septic system is 20 to 30 years and “the ...

Having a coastal home on a septic system actually can be quite problematic ... and eventually put into policy — that traditional septic is completely inappropriate in some situations.

Traditional septic systems filter the sewage down into soil — but the dense red-clay laden dirt along much of the northshore is too impermeable for treated sewage to drain into. In order to ...

Those evaluations cost a few hundred dollars. Like a traditional septic system, overboard discharge systems start with a septic tank, where different components of wastewater settle and microbes ...