Q: I'm thinking of planting some items along the side of our sand mound. In doing research, I understand that certain groundcovers should not be used on or near a sand mound. I came across some plants ...
The hands-on homesteaders at Mason Dixon Acres explore the high costs of sand mound septic systems and the impact on their ...
According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website, epa.gov, one in five houses in our nation have septic systems. You may be looking to purchase one of them or add to that number by ...
Dickerson resident George Worthington doesn’t envision a giant residential subdivision on his 137-acre property in the Agricultural Reserve. The lifelong Montgomery County resident bought just 10 ...
Many homes in the Poconos have elevated sand mounds for septic systems with shallow soil. Sand mounds are required when the soil profile is less than sixty inches deep. Most homeowners plant grass on ...
It came to my attention on a quiet summer day in 1989 — heavy trucks were rolling down the dirt road. Trees were being cut down; stumps, bulldozed. Twenty truckloads of sand and gravel were brought in ...
MOORESBURG -- Owners of homes connected to a large sand mound system in Mooresburg got a surprise in the mail notifying them their sewer rates jumped 72 percent this year. The rate, as of Jan. 1, went ...