An ordinance that would require triennial inspections of septic systems in a large part of St. Tammany Parish will be up for ...

State health officials estimate a quarter of Hoosier residential septic systems are inadequate, have failed or are about to break down, imperiling the environment and the public health. Yet two bills ...

A bill that limits the future use of residential septic systems passed the House on Friday with support from some Republicans.Opponents consider the bill a "big brother" power grab that will handicap ...

MIDDLETOWN — Newly planned inspections for residential septic tanks are raising concerns for some residents. On March 21, the Middletown health department sent out 718 letters — including some to ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) -- A bill to limit where residential septic systems can be installed in Maryland is before the state Senate. Senators decided Tuesday to wait until later this week to debate the ...

Eight home septic systems investigated as possible sources of contamination of a Glen Cove beach are not discharging waste directly into a stream that feeds into Long Island Sound, the state has ...

Republican state lawmakers are seeking to “overhaul” Indiana’s septic system laws and make it easier for new residential sewage disposal mechanisms to be installed or replaced. But environmental ...