A septic system is designed to filter wastewater. It consists of a large septic tank, distribution box, baffles, and drain field that are buried underground. The drain field is also called a ...

A septic tank should be pumped regularly, or else it can cause your home’s entire wastewater system to back up. However, the septic tank can be difficult to spot if you don’t know where it was ...

But there is only one thing worse than personally interacting with your septic system and its component parts—the septic tank and leach field—and that is ignoring it ... The leach field and the ...

Septic systems provide wastewater treatment to homes in areas without municipal treatment facilities, such as rural and ...

A 3-year-old boy was found dead in a septic tank after playing in a backyard over the weekend, police say. The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department told FOX 13 Seattle that the young child – who ...

Greywater — used water from laundry, sinks and showers — can be reused with a do-it-yourself system. Here’s how.

At some point that day, the three-year-old managed to get access to a neighbor's septic tank by removing its lid before falling in. His brother reportedly went inside and told their grandmother ...

The Lake County Commissioners unanimously approved an $11.9 million contract with Dyer Construction Company for "Package B" ...

A 3-year-old boy has died in Washington state after falling into a septic tank, officials said. On Sunday, Sept. 8 at 2:21 p.m. local time, the Pierce County Sheriff's Department and fire crews ...

A 3-year-old Washington boy died Sunday after falling into his neighbor’s septic tank, according to local authorities. The incident happened in Lakewood, Washington, about 40 miles southwest of ...