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 ...

Dear James: We have a septic system at our small farmhouse. It would be convenient to add a garbage disposal in the kitchen. Can we use a garbage disposal with a septic system? — Joyce D. Dear Joyce: ...

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 ...

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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 ...