It could soon cost at least $8,000 more to build a new home if the property isn’t near the public sewer system. That’s the difference between a standard septic system and a high-tech, ...

State health officials say they are again ready to try to enact new septic standards, six years after their most-recent attempt. Rules that Ohio Department of Health officials hope to enact by May ...

Researchers at Stony Brook University develop a less expensive septic system retrofit to reduce nitrogen pollution in Suffolk ...

New state regulations for septic systems will bring sweeping changes for homeowners and county environmental regulators alike. The problem -- no one knows yet exactly what those regulations will say ...

With its killer view and location above one of Ojai’s toniest neighborhoods, the one-acre lot Lee Rennacker bought two years ago seemed a great spot to build his dream home. But that was before, in ...

WESTPORT — Layer sand, sawdust and gravel, and what do you get? A "layer cake" septic system, one of a new breed of septics that could be coming to a house near you. If you live in Westport, it's ...