Regulations for private septic systems will change in the next 12 months and some possible rules could help protect groundwater and give homeowners more design options. The state recently released new ...

Loudoun County residents no longer will be allowed to put in high-tech septic systems, as sporadic failures have led opponents to question their safety. The Board of Supervisors has approved a ...

Newly enacted septic regulations will give homeowners more design options and require septic systems to be inspected whenever a home is sold to help protect groundwater. The San Juan Basin Public ...

Many people were raised in homes that utilized a conventional septic system. A conventional or standard system is one that uses rock and perforated pipe, leaching chambers or multi-pipe systems and is ...

Proposed state legislation would cut $2,500 to $3,000 off the cost of new advanced septic systems by eliminating a requirement that professional engineers or ...

Leon County just received $2.2 million from the Florida Department of Environmental Protection to upgrade conventional septic systems to advanced treatment. Homeowners in the Springs Protection zones ...

Brevard County commissioners unanimously backed a major overhaul of the county's septic tank rules in an effort to reduce harmful nitrogen and phosphorus from going into the Indian River Lagoon. The ...