Heavy rainfall and flooding can lead to problems with septic tank backups, meaning sewage can flow back into homes. Officials with the Cape Girardeau County Health Center say there are some things ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This trench was dug to help alleviate rainwater issues in the yard of Roosevelt Jones, whose septic system has increasingly failed ...

The editorial board tells us our septic tanks are causing “health problems.” Really? When the city tried this tack back in the ’90s, they were asked for evidence that septic tanks were causing “health ...

If he can find an audience, Jeremy Johnston could be talking soon to people around Clay County’s Doctors Lake about using state money to help replace their septic tanks with sewer lines. Before ...

Flooded rural homeowners may have to deal with septic tank problems. Aaron Johnson of the Custer Health District gave a few pointers this week at the Burleigh County Commission meeting through ...

When it comes to what happens after we flush, shower or wash the dishes, we tend to want to forget about it as quickly as it disappears down the pipes. Our wastewater flows down those pipes and into ...