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Friday, December 3, 2010

Toddler fell in septic tank as sitter hung lights
Washington Post
AP WATERFORD, Ohio -- Authorities in Ohio say a toddler fell into a septic tank and was critically injured while being watched by a woman putting up outdoor ...


14 Pakistani women killed in septic tank
Sydney Morning Herald
Fourteen Pakistani women were killed and nine others injured on Tuesday when the floor they sat on collapsed into a septic tank at a funeral in a remote ...


Septic tank law backed up by lawmakers
Gulf Breeze News
16 by getting the controversial new law concerning septic tank inspections delayed until at least next summer. The day is traditionally set aside for ...


 Polk may join septic tank rule protest
The Ledger (blog)
by Tom Palmer The County Commission is likely to at least consider passing a resolution protesting the new state septic tank regulations the Florida ...


 Out of tragedy comes unlikely friendship
Tbo.com
Searchers combed the neighborhood throughout the night and into the next day before discovering the worst: Luis Martinez had fallen into an open septic tank ...


Pouring oils: Don't pour holiday cooking grease down the drain
Los Angeles Times
... drippings and fryer oil down your drain, think of ways to keep fats, oils and grease out of the sewer system, even your septic tank, if you have one. ...


Properties could be hooked to city water
Otago Daily Times
Committee chairman Cr Andrew Noone said the problem was the nature of the soil in the area meant the three properties' septic tank systems did not drain ...


Panama City To Consider Providing Sewer Services To Non-Residents
WMBB-TV
Dozier told commissioners that citizens are also concerned over the prospect of state legislation requiring periodic septic tank inspections. ...


 Let us give thanks for on-duty plumbers
Colorado Springs Gazette
Sjostrom went outside and lifted a heavy concrete cover on the septic tank and peered into the dark dank hole. Then he stood up and gave her the bad news. ...


Septic Tank Inspections Delayed For Six Months
NorthEscambia.com
A six-month delay in the implementation of a septic tank inspection that riled several Panhandle lawmakers was easily approved Tuesday by both chamber of ...


EPA: Florida septic tank inspections required
WDBO Radio
We found out the rules also require you to inspect your septic tank every five years. "That's a pretty reasonable thing to ask people to do to make sure ...


Editorial: Nothing dirty about septic tank plan
Pensacola News Journal
The new Florida Legislature struck a blow to clean water by delaying implementation of the first statewide septic tank inspection program. ...


Tide turns on new septic tank rule
St. Augustine Record
For Tuesday, the Legislature's short list of potential topics includes a proposal to delay and possibly rethink a septic-tank inspection requirement meant ...


Opening septic tank stops germination
News-Sun
Water coming out of a septic tank is 90 percent pure. I don't want to drink water that is 10 percent crap. But sand is the best filter there is, ...


Septic Tank Law not what was proposed
News-Sun
What sb550 says is that anyone in the state who has a septic tank system, ie tank and/or drain field, must have it pumped and inspected every five years. ...


Residents hopeful legislators will flush septic law
Walton Sun
PANAMA CITY — John Schad just spent about $1000 on his aging septic tank. Across town, Vince Greiner shelled out about $300 on his. ...


Thomas R. Burnett: Sun septic tank editorial off base
Gainesville Sun
Is the inspection for leaks through cracks in the septic tank? Who should care if seepage occurs? After all, it's all going into the ground anyway and will ...


Septic-tank rates may be reevaluated
Traverse City Record Eagle
BPW members approved increasing rates to treat septic-tank waste by 17 percent, holding tank waste by 25 percent and restaurant grease trap waste by 50 ...