As the country was settled over a few hundred years, we were primarily a rural and agrarian population. Houses located in the middle of a hundred acres of land had the same requirements for their ...

And it’s through that lens that state policy makers ought to be considering whether to restrict municipal regulation of septic systems. Most large cities have municipal sewer systems, where waste is ...

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 ...

Citing a lack of manpower and a request from the state, the Frederick County Health Department will no longer design a key part of home septic systems, although the department will still be ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. CHESTERVILLE — The Franklin County Soil and Water Conservation District will ...