Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Maybe the most dreaded of home system breakdowns is the septic system. A malfunction can, at best, prevent your toilets from flushing — at the very worst, ...

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 ...

Editor's note: This story originally stated that participants must attend a virtual workshop. Participants are encouraged to attend but can participate if they do not. Homeowners in southeastern ...

A major UN report released this week shows the sea level is rising around the globe, which means people who live in coastal cities face real risks from losing their property, and in some cases their ...

Throughout the Great Lakes region and across the U.S., water systems are aging. In some communities, this means water bills that residents can’t afford or water that’s unsafe to drink. It means that ...

HALFMOON – Twenty-six people at a Halfmoon apartment complex have been forced out of their homes after a septic system problem. The people live at Duke’s Grove on Hudson River Road. The septic system ...

MOUNT PLEASANT — The town's water utility is rolling out a new program for homeowners on septic systems in 2025 with a special offer for the first 50 customers who take advantage of it. Mount Pleasant ...

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — There are almost 3 million septic systems across the state of Florida — 90,000 in Orange County alone. Most of the systems operate efficiently, serving as a low-cost way to ...

When it comes to pollution in the Indian River Lagoon, everyone has a boogeyman. In a year when a record manatee die-off put lagoon pollution under a microscope, some blame Lake Okeechobee's ...