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 ...

The deep freeze is taking a toll on septic systems. Sewer service companies say they’ve had several calls to repair frozen systems. “It’s been pretty much seven days a week,” Keith Valento with Smilie ...

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Michigan is the only state in the nation that doesn’t have a uniform septic code, which leaves local governments to come up with their own septic ordinances to keep fecal bacteria from septic tanks ...

Florida has more than 2 million septic systems, writes environmental scientist Iuliia Istratiy, and the runoff from them has become one of the state’s most persistent polluters.

North Carolinians who lost access to water through a private well or damaged septic system as a result of Hurricane Helene may be eligible for FEMA assistance. What Assistance Is Available? For ...

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