This could drastically reduce the nitrogen pollution leaking into the groundwater,” lead Stony Brook University researcher ...

Researchers at Stony Brook University develop a less expensive septic system retrofit to reduce nitrogen pollution in Suffolk ...

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 ...

Modern engineered septic systems, when properly designed and maintained, can be a viable alternative to centralized sewer ...

Not all toilet paper is septic-safe. Learn about the types that can cause clogs and water backups, and discover alternatives ...

People don’t like to talk about sewage. But no matter how much we would like to avoid it, the truth is that sewage treatment is the foundation of a city’s health and well-being. There are a lot of ...

A hatch to a septic system spreading underground hides under a blanket of snow. (Photo: Donna Kallner) One day last summer when I was working the U.S. Census, I visited a cluster of homes on a narrow ...

This report is part of the Troubled Water project produced by the Carnegie-Knight News21 initiative, a national investigative reporting project headquartered at the Walter Cronkite School of ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Dec. 18 paused the proposed development of a new community in Awendaw that would have brought about 200 septic tank-dependent homes across 182 acres on the town’s ...

Last month, Tropical Storm Debby brought soaking rains to North Carolina that overwhelmed some wastewater treatment infrastructure in the eastern part of the state. For instance, Brunswick County ...

As outlooks for water supplies on the Colorado River continue to worsen, water regulators in Southern Nevada are turning their sights to another set of water wasters. The Southern Nevada Water ...