Gov. Martin O’Malley signed legislation on Friday that charges a committee to study how septic tank pollution affects the Chesapeake Bay. The legislation came from O’Malley’s failed attempt to pass a ...

VERO BEACH — One in five septic tanks on the barrier island has failed, mandatory inspections have revealed. During the inspections and pump-outs — which the city requires every five years — 19.4% of ...

As South Florida faces sea-level rise, flooding and storm surge, officials are working to switch thousands of septic tanks across the region into sewer connections. “Within a number of years they’re ...

When you flush, shower or run your garbage disposal, that waste has to go somewhere. For most U.S. homes, it’s taken care of by municipal sewers. But if you happen to be a homeowner living in a rural ...

Climate change has become a constant threat to the households of the coastal Carolinas, especially the half that relies on septic tanks. And in the Palmetto State, permits for these tanks are not kept ...