To treat their wastewater, properties in the United States not connected to a public sewer are required to install a septic system. Called on-site sewage facilities ...

A new type of advanced septic system designed to reduce nitrogen in wastewater was installed Thursday for a house in Southaven County Park in Shirley. The system, which uses a septic tank plus layers ...

Suffolk officials on Monday presented a draft of a new code that would legalize new nitrogen-reducing septic systems for individual homes, and detailed a plan to identify where efforts targeting the ...

Installing a septic system on land involves costs and considerations:Types of Systems: Aerobic systems (e.g., Hoot or Norweco ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website, epa.gov, one in five houses in ...

Reader question: We are home buyers who want to check out a well and septic system. We know nothing about them. We have city sewer and water now, so we have no responsibility beyond using them. Are ...

BARNSTABLE — For years, pollution from septic systems has spawned algae blooms, toxic bacteria, and a putrid scum coating the waters of Cape Cod, destroying vital ecosystems, contributing to coastal ...