In a typical year, the department said it normally receives one to three calls of illegal installations. However, in the last six months, the department said it's received at least ten.

A Conventional wisdom from septic professionals says that your high-mileage system is toast and needs replacing.

Pasco County 'I'm sick': Full septic tank drain fields plague new Pasco County homeowners Emails show the county rebuffed plans to connect to the public sewer.

They say there were no disclosures made that their septic system drain fields under their backyard are full, meaning every few weeks, their wastewater backs up into their home.

Emails show the county rebuffed plans to connect to the public sewer.

In this guide to septic systems, CR shares a detailed breakdown of the workings of a home septic system, with expert advice on costs, maintenance, and more.

"Don't flush kitty litter," and more quick-but-essential expert tips for keeping keep your septic system running well—and saving your home from disaster.

Expecting individual property owners to pay $2 million or even $500,000 in infrastructure costs to bring a sewer line near their property is absurd, because this bill no longer allows a septic ...

Mount Pleasant Waterworks launches its Septic System Maintenance Program on Jan. 1 for customers for $15 per month, and includes inspections and tank cleanings.

The family tells 12News that their septic system constantly overflows, ruing their backyard, and the contractors who built it won't help.