The Waco Plan Commission is recommending the city bump up the minimum lot size require for a septic tank, citing a desire to protect drinking water sources. Because of the availability of sewer ...

More than half of home septic tanks inspected last year were not working properly, raising fears that dirty toilet and sink water is escaping untreated into gardens and rivers. Latest data from ...

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 ...

They had gone to watch English Premier League matches at a video café that was built on top of the septic tank.

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 ...

Septic systems are designed to break down organic waste from the home, separating the waste into liquids and solids. While the solid sludge that forms in the bottom of the tank needs to be pumped ...

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 ...

But there’s more to the story: Since all the wastewater from your kitchen, bathrooms, and laundry runs into the septic tank, household habits can also make a difference. With the help of Belford ...

TANKS ARE NOT PROPERLY FILLED IN. THIS IS A SEPTIC TANK COVERED. NOW, IF YOU LIVE IN JEFFERSON COUNTY, YOU MAY NOT HAVE ONE OF THESE IN YOUR YARD. IN FACT, YOU MIGHT NOT HAVE ONE AT ALL.

DUBLIN — The search for missing 5-year-old Noah Terry Thomas came to a heartbreaking conclusion on Thursday afternoon after Noah’s body was found in a septic tank on the parents’ property.

In Villupuram, a 5-year-old kindergarten student from St Mary's Matriculation Higher Secondary School died after falling into a rusted, covered septic tank. Her parents and relatives suspect foul ...