A septic system isn’t much good if it’s clogged, and once it is clogged, it’ll cost a fair amount to pump it—but using a septic tank treatment every so often can help prevent this. If you don’t ...

Contamination from failing septic tanks for roughly 50 years has been well-documented as a contributor of pollution in the Flathead Basin. The key to addressing the pervasive issue likely lies in ...

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The presence of artificial sweeteners in rural groundwater shows evidence for contamination by local septic system wastewater, researchers have found. The presence of artificial sweeteners in rural ...

When my family and I moved to Sonoma County, we were thrust into an unfamiliar world of septic systems. Coming from Oakland, where replacing sewer lines was a costly but simple affair, the septic ...

Septic systems — typically an underground tank to trap toilet waste and perforated piping to let the liquid percolate into the soil — are used by nearly one in five American households and countless ...