Having a septic system is a necessity and can be unsightly with aboveground pipes, risers, ventilation systems, or large mounds. However, homeowners can carefully landscape around these problem items.

If you’ve recently moved into a home that relies on a septic system (or you see one in your future), you might already know a thing or two about the big picture. One of the most critical points: ...

When you flush, shower or run your garbage disposal, that waste has to go somewhere. For most U.S. homes, it’s taken care of by municipal sewers. But if you happen to be a homeowner living in a rural ...

Your septic system is your wastewater treatment system. It is more than a disposal system. Piling snow on your septic system drainfield (leach field, absorption field) interferes with treatment of ...

Lorain County commissioners heard further details about the new septic system program Jan. 19 from the Lorain County Public Health commissioner. Mark Adams, commissioner of Lorain County Public Health ...

Rural residents may be enjoying not having to plow snow, but the scant snow cover and colder temperatures could spell trouble in their septic systems. “Properly installed systems generally won’t ...

Beginning this year, 2016, the County Health Department is requiring that septic systems around all of the lakes in the county, including Chautauqua Lake, be inspected if they are within 250 feet of ...