A properly operating alternative septic system “allows the drain field to operate over a longer period of time, and allows for a smaller footprint of land,” as compared to conventional systems, said ...

Flathead County Commissioners approved a new set of septic regulations and construction standards that specifically allows for the installation of gravity-fed septic systems. Since 2004, the county ...

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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Once wastewater is flushed from homes into septic tanks it is easily forgotten. However, two Purdue University soil scientists say homeowners should be more concerned about what ...

Q: We found out a couple of months ago that the leach field of our septic system has failed. The field is on our neighbor's property. It was our neighbor who turned us in to the local code enforcer. A ...