WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Every toilet flush and running faucet can place an additional burden on septic systems in homes ravaged by Indiana's floods, said a Purdue University Extension agricultural ...

The presence of artificial sweeteners in rural groundwater shows evidence for contamination by local septic system wastewater, researchers have found. The presence of artificial sweeteners in rural ...

Q: Marsha, I’m purchasing a home that is on a septic system rather than the public sewer. My home inspector strongly suggests I pay for a septic tank inspection. How do septic systems work? A: Your ...

About the size of a Yugo, the concrete tank sits hunkered down in its hole behind the house – a relief to Ron Laurent and his crew, who spent the better part of Wednesday morning punching their way ...

Millions of Canadians rely on septic systems to deal with household wastewater, but few homeowners understand how they work. This leads to two problems: mistakes made in managing a septic system, and ...

As Susan Daly closed in on purchasing her next home earlier this summer — a cottage on a hill built in the 1920s in Oakland County's Highland Township — a home inspector's discovery of an unusual pipe ...