A septic tank should be pumped regularly, or else it can cause your home’s entire wastewater system to back up. However, the septic tank can be difficult to spot if you don’t know where it was ...

Spread out your laundry and dishwashing days so you don’t overload the septic system. The post What You Need to Know About Your Septic System’s Drainfield appeared first on Family Handyman .

An amateur historian posited children had been buried in "a sewage tank." A government commission investigated her claims.

Septic systems and wells are major, big-ticket items. Foote says a reasonably priced replacement well is $6,000-$6,500, while a new drain field for a septic system can run anywhere from $7,500 ...

The last estimate he received to convert his septic tank system came out to $70,000, Devitt said. Under the bill’s current language, that would mean Devitt could have to pay as much as $10,500 ...

Heavy rainfall causes septic system issues for many rural Portland homeowners Portland has seen more than 5.5 inches of rain since the beginning of the month, causing overflowing septic tanks for ...

Across the street, Shawna Crase took out a second mortgage last fall to install a new septic tank system. She says the city approved permits in October of 2016.