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 ...
Health officials are reminding residents that flooding can disrupt septic systems and contaminate private drinking water ...
New protections will soon be in place for buyers of homes with septic systems in Snohomish County. The Snohomish County Board ...
Flooding can disrupt septic systems and contaminate private drinking water wells, creating serious health risks for ...
Starting Nov. 1, the county will require inspections of all septic systems before a house is sold to comply with a new state ...
The Snohomish County Board of Health adopted an ordinance this week requiring all septic systems to be inspected before a ...
(NEWSER) – In the largest watershed study of its kind, Michigan State University researchers have sampled 64 river systems in the state for E. coli and the human fecal bacteria B-theta and found that, ...
Recently, The Post and Courier’s editorial staff again highlighted the urgent issue of septic tank pollution in our coastal waters and the work Mount Pleasant is doing to encourage homeowners to buy ...
Juneau stopped treating septic waste from Gustavus last March over contamination concerns. More than a year later, both ...
New data shared in Riverhead point to worsening algal blooms, dead zones and bacteria risks in Long Island waters.