When severe weather comes knocking, the question isn't if you're ready - it's how. From suburban backyards in Missouri to multimillion-dollar estates in coastal Florida, Americans are getting creative ...

Every time Isaias Martinez flushes the toilet or washes his hands, he risks losing his home. The septic tank behind the newly constructed house he bought for $627,000 two years ago started leaking ...

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 ...

Seminole commissioners were hit with a stunning dose of sticker shock this week after learning a state requirement to convert most septic tanks near the Wekiva River and Gemini Springs to sewer ...

William Bolton of Quaker City Concrete Products of Leetonia carries out routine maintenance on a septic tank. Behind Bolton is service technician Shane Sadler. Most septic systems in Mahoning County ...

Septic-to-sewer conversion is the policy, but until enough sewage treatment plants are built, there will be septic systems ...

One way to help stop harmful algae and invasive weeds from mucking up the ailing Wekiwa and Gemini springs is by digging up septic tanks and replacing them with sewer connections. That’s the goal ...

Seminole commissioners were hit with a stunning dose of sticker shock this month after learning a state requirement to convert most septic tanks near the Wekiva River and Gemini Springs to sewer ...

The Southern Nevada Water Authority board is delaying a decision on a policy allowing waivers for homeowners seeking a septic tank. As part of the septic-to-sewer conversion projects, many property ...