The New York State Assembly chamber at the State Capitol in Albany is viewed on Jan. 16, 2024. The Assembly on Friday ...

SC judge refused to order DHEC and now SC Department of Environmental Services to consider subdivisions rather than deciding ...

More than half of 1,400 domestic septic tanks inspected by local authorities last year failed to meet the required standard. The Environmental Protection Agency said this is a real concern because ...

Over half of septic tank inspections by local authorities failed last year, with a “significant number” identified as a risk to human health and the environment, the Environmental Protection ...

Once sewer connections are completed, 10,570 fewer pounds of nitrogen per year will pollute Indian River Lagoon.

County commissioners have given final approval to strict septic tank rules designed to reduce the flow of harmful nitrogen and phosphorus into the Indian River Lagoon. Through its 5-0 vote on ...

Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed at Ratanpur village in Delanga block of Puri district in Odisha on Monday following the recovery of the decomposed body of a minor boy from the septic tank, who had ...

Heavy rainfall and flooding can lead to problems with septic tank backups, meaning sewage can flow back into homes. Officials with the Cape Girardeau County Health Center say there are some things ...

Some keywords and phrases: Main line: The underground pipe that connects the plumbing system in your home to the septic tank outside. Sinks, bathtubs, showers, and toilets all drain into the ...

CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) - Towns across the Lowcountry are progressing on years-in the making multi-million-dollar projects to get hundreds of people off septic tanks and onto water and sewer ...

A 3-year-old Washington boy died Sunday after falling into his neighbor’s septic tank, according to local authorities. The incident happened in Lakewood, Washington, about 40 miles southwest of ...

A 3-year-old boy was found dead in a septic tank after playing in a backyard over the weekend, police say. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department told FOX 13 Seattle that the young child – who ...