Septic systems, which allow landowners to build homes without sewer connections, are a crucial feat of engineering for more remote communities in the Lowcountry. They can also backfire. Septic tanks ...

A good septic system is a miracle of human ingenuity, invisibly processing and purifying household wastewater and returning it to the earth. It’s an efficient, economical solution for households in ...

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TUSCUMBIA — Colbert County Commission Chairman Roger Creekmore wants more time to review a request to allow the county to install septic systems when the last 15 storm shelters are constructed.

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Public health sanitarian Regina Young wasn’t sure what her staff would encounter when the Barry-Eaton District Health Department clamped down on failed septic systems in 2007. They quickly discovered ...

Septic-to-sewer conversion is the policy, but until enough sewage treatment plants are built, there will be septic systems ...

Estero is aiming to reduce polluted waterways with one of its largest programs to date — a septic to sewer program that will touch 15 communities and cost $40 million in the coming years. Village ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Dec. 18 paused the proposed development of a new community in Awendaw that would have brought about 200 septic tank-dependent homes across 182 acres on the town’s ...