Phil Hogan warns of septic tank charges
RTE.ie
The Environment Minister has said there will be a cost to farmers and householders with septic tanks if Ireland is to comply with a directive relating to ground water quality. Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan has said that if Ireland is to ...

Sewickley homeowners get choice of what to do with septic tanks
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Municipal Authority of the Township of Sewickley decided to allow homeowners to determine what would be done with dormant septic tanks once the sewage project is completed. Project engineer Dan Schmitt of Gibson-Thomas said each ...


3 die while working in septic tank
The Daily Star
Three persons died while working in a septic tank of a house in Kishoreganj Sadar upazila yesterday. Witnesses said Abu Taher Miah, 45, climbed down a septic tank of his house at Simantapara at around 9:30am to remove the bamboos used for its ...

Raising bar for septic tanks
Gisborne Herald
PEOPLE using septic tanks in urban areas could be faced with compulsory monitoring and cleaning in the future. Gisborne District Council is in the process of reviewing non-reticulated sites, the environment and policy committee was told in a ...

IWK Desludges Household Septic Tanks Once Every Two Years
Bernama
JITRA, June 25 (Bernama) -- Indah Water Konsortium (IWK) goes around housing estates to clean out septic tanks of domestic sludge at least once in two years, said its regional manager (Northern Region) Din Sariaat. He said the process was necessary to ...

Boy, 8, drowns in septic tank
Myjoyonline.com
It was a tragic scene for the people of SS, a suburb of Dormaa- Ahekro in the Brong-Ahafo Region, when the body of an eight-year-old boy, Frank Antwi was found floating in an uncovered septic tank in an uncompleted building. .

 2 die while working in septic tank
The Daily Star
Two construction workers died while working in a septic tank yesterday at Adarshapara under Mirpur upazila of Kushtia district. They were identified as Helal Uddin, 22, son of Haider Ali and Jhumur Ali, 20, residents of Bazarpara area in Mirpur upazila ...

 WILHELM v. HOUSTON COUNTY
Leagle.com
Shortly after Wilhelm moved into the house, she began having problems with her plumbing and septic tank system, including constantly clogged toilets and intermittent sewage backup into her home. She also noticed that the grass around her septic tank ...

 Hints From Heloise: Cleanser concern for septic system
Washington Post
We live in the Hill Country of Texas (not too far from San Antonio), and we have a septic tank. What are the effects of vinegar on a septic tank? -- Deanna J., Canyon Lake, Texas Research shows that using safer biodegradable cleaners, like vinegar, ...

 Gwinnett septic tank records now available online
Duluth Weekly
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ga., (June 14, 2011) – Water quality in local streams could get better now that old paper records showing the location of septic tanks and drain fields in Gwinnett County have gone electronic. Most homes without sewer service use a ...

Septic tank OK'd for PW home
Pueblo Chieftain
The Pueblo West Metropolitan Board of Directors changed its mind on a variance for a developer who wants to build a home with a septic tank. Last month, the board voted 3-2 to deny the variance and force Bob Housman to connect to a nearby sewer line ...

Replacement sought for old septic tanks leaking into ground water in West Wabasso
TCPalm
Now county utilities officials are looking once more to help West Wabasso, seeking aid to replace leaking septic tanks with new ones or a sewer — a more expensive project in a weaker economy. "This has been a problem for the last year or better," the ...

  Septic tank law stinks, Drake says
Crestview News Bulletin
In a highlight of the recently concluded legislative session, local residents received a reprieve from a state law that would septic tank inspections, State Rep. Brad Drake, R-Eucheeanna, ...   

 Sewer Treatment Plan Worries City/Neighbors
Patch.com
The Coffey family owns Pembroke Pumping Service, which is one of the largest septic tank pumping services operating in Danbury. The company wants to open a small sewer treatment plant (5400-square-feet, according to plans submitted to the Planning ...