Charleston Waterkeeper, Coastal Conservation League lost effort to make DES use logic to review septic systems, but judge ...

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

A new law regulating septic systems will curb pollution caused by a lack of natural filtration into freshwater bodies, advocates say.

Across Africa, many rural communities face a growing sanitation crisis. Wastewater treatment systems, where they exist, are ...

For too long Ireland has had a poor record in making sure septic tanks operate properly and don’t pollute their environs. This is not an isolated problem with holiday homes in remote places ...

Three workers died after they inhaled a toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank at a factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Friday (May 16, 2025), police said. The workers were cleaning an ...

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 ...

New Delhi: A 56-year-old man died after falling into a septic tank that collapsed at his home in Prem Nagar on Sunday morning, police said. The man, Vinod Kumar, was clearing debris from his old ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...