Septic Tank Advisor

2011-12-04T11:50:00.001-05:00

Septic tank charges opposed
Fingal Independent
SEPTIC tank charges have been opposed on the floor of the Seanad by a local Senator who challenged the Minister for the Environment on the issue. Senator Darragh O'brien (FF) raised the spectre of septic tank charges due to be brought in by the ...

Ryan proposes radical changes to Septic Tank Bill
Mayo Advertiser
Fianna Fáil is seeking an urgent meeting between Mayo County Council and the Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan to discuss his plans to hit septic tank owners in Co Mayo with multiple fees from next year. The Fianna Fáil members of Mayo County ...

McGrath: Septic tank charges would prompt 'civil unrest'
Irish Examiner
Tipperary South TD Mattie McGrath is predicting civil unrest if septic tank charges are brought in by the Government. The European Commission is seeking to heavily fine Ireland for not properly inspecting all septic tanks. New legislation published by ...

Do Athens' forgotten septic tanks pose a health hazard?
Athens NEWS
Research shows that underground septic systems can cause damage to the local ecosystem, particularly to nearby water sources. A properly placed and prepared modern septic system has little chance of doing harm to the environment. ...

Three People Plead Guilty in Toilet Paper and Septic Tank Scam
NBC Miami
Three people have pleaded guilty to scam where more than a dozen elderly people throughout the country spent a total of $1 million to purchase large amounts of toilet paper and septic-tank related items, The Miami Herald reported. ...

Man trapped in septic tank for hours before being rescued
ABC 57 News
A Cass County man is recovering from bumps and bruises after he fell into a septic tank. It happened on Wednesday near Shavehead Lake at a lakeside home on North Drive. The 60-year-old contractor was installing a new sewer system at a vacation home off ...

Septic Tank Grant Assurances Welcomed By Low Earners
Build.ie
"We have allowed our green and wonderful land, producing clean, healthy, wholesome food as its principal export, to be compromised by bad environmental management, but are now on a clear purpose to enhance and protect public health and the environment, ...

Shavehead Lake man rescued after falling into septic tank
WSBT-TV
A scary afternoon for one man after rescuers had to free him from a septic tank. Firefighters were called to a home on Shavehead Lake near Cassopolis just before 5 Wednesday evening. A passerby heard a man calling for help and called 911. ...

West Sussex Trading Standards issues septic tank warning
Littlehampton Gazette
RESIDENTS with septic tanks are being warned by West Sussex County Council Trading Standards Service and the Environment Agency to beware of companies encouraging them to register their tank for a fee. Pete Bradbury, West Sussex County Council member ..

Septic Tank problem jeopardizes homeless shelter's beds
UpNorthLive.com
A problem with their septic system could mean a big problem this winter, and if it isn't fixed, it could mean fewer beds. "Nobody wants to be here, but, everybody is thank there is a "here" to come to," said Tammy Mathews, who says at the Friendship ...

Md. task force seeks consensus on septic tank pollution instead of endorsing ...
Washington Post
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland task force has backed off taking a more aggressive approach to curbing pollution from septic tanks in an effort to forge a consensus. The panel appointed by Gov. Martin O'Malley favors a more general, four-tiered approach ...

Hundreds say no to septic tank bill
Donegal Democrat
Hundreds of people from around the county have attended meetings in recent days voicing their opposition to planned legislation on septic tanks. If passed the legislation will see owners of septic tanks face a registration fee and opponents say home ...

Septic tank law beleaguers Middletown residents, city
Middletown Journal
By Andy Sedlak, Staff Writer 8:18 PM Wednesday, November 16, 2011 MIDDLETOWN — A long overlooked state law that requires septic system users to tap into a city sewer line — regardless of the system's condition — is costing Middletown citizens ...

Septic Tank Swallows SoCal Woman, Traps Her There for Hour And a Half Before ...
LA Weekly (blog)
15 2011 at 1:49 PM We're not sure what's worse: Falling into a septic tank. Or being trapped there for at least an hour and a half before being pulled out. Rescuers in San Bernardino County say an "elderly" woman fell into an abandoned septic tank ...

Can Household Cleaners Effect Your Septic?
TheDay.com
A typical septic system has four main components: a pipe from the home, a septic tank, a drainfield, and the siol. Microbes in the soil digest or remove most contaminants from wastewater before it eventually reaches groundwater. ...

Keep your septic tank or bio-unit maintained
New Ross Standard
GETTING THE septic tank emptied or the bio-unit serviced is one of those jobs that most householders keep putting off. But they can save money in the long-run and avoid costly remedial works by ensuring that it is done regularly. ...

State upholds septic-tank ban
Hi-Desert Star
Although the clock officially started ticking on town septic tanks when the Regional Water Quality Control Board voted for the ban on May 19, there are still some administrative hurdles. The amendment to the Morongo Basin's water plan now goes to the ...

Couple faces charges for failing septic tank
Charleston Gazette
Rollin and Patricia Webb are facing criminal charges for their failing septic tank. Raw sewage is seen outside their home on Brooke Hill Drive. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- A Kanawha County family facing criminal charges because of a failing ...

Criminal charge dropped in failing septic tank case
Charleston Gazette
Criminal charges have been dropped against a Charleston family with a failing septic system. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department has dropped a misdemeanor charge against Patricia and Rollin Webb, of Brooke Hill Road, because the couple has agreed ...

Septic tank leaking into Lucas creek
Mansfield News Journal
The creek is a tributary of Rocky Fork Creek, which is collecting discharge from a defective septic tank. / DAVE POLCYN/NEWS JOURNAL LUCAS -- Residents should care but not fret over a contaminated stream flowing through the village of Lucas. ...



Routine septic maintenance saves big money
Midland Daily News
In addition to a gurgling toilet, the first sign of septic system failure may be wet spots in the yard over the septic field. The No. 1 reason for septic system failure is lack of maintenance, which consists of having the septic tank pumped out every ...

2011-10-31T08:26:00.002-04:00

septic tank rules praised
Record-Searchlight
Revised rules for septic tanks are drawing guarded praise from some local leaders who three years ago ripped the proposed regulations as excessive. A workshop to discuss the changes is scheduled Friday in Redding at the Shasta Learning ...

Septic tank inspection can be a lengthy process
Rapid City Journal
Pennington County's septic ordinance requires residents to have their septic tanks pumped and inspected at least once every six years. The process starts with a letter from the county informing a property owner that they need to have their tank ...

Company Fined In Septic Tank Deaths
WMTW Portland
27 from inhaling toxic gases and sewage while working on the septic system at the Lodge at Turbat's Creek. The two men were employees of Stevens Electric and Pump Service. An OSHA investigation found that the company committed four federal safety ...

Local company's alternative form of septic tank is catching on as lower cost ...
Keremeos Review
Maybe you have seen that round concrete tank on the East side of Highway 3 in Cawston, and wondered what it is. It is an innovative concrete septic tank designed by Jim Ripley from Kelowna back in the 80's. The round Turtle Tank septic tanks are ...

SHAW: Septic tank inspections working
Rapid City Journal
It turns out there are many more faulty septic tanks in our area than previously thought, according to inspectors with the Pennington County Water Protection division. They have inspected 750 or so septic systems and about 150 were found to be in need ...

Fight continues over septic tanks
Gainesville Sun
Current law: Requires septic tank inspections every five years and the repair or replacement of tanks that fail inspection. A grant program is available for low-income homeowners to go toward costs of inspection, ...

Bays lobbies for routine septic tank inspections
Citrus Daily
Citrus County commissioners Winn Webb, left, and Rebecca Bays discuss on Tuesday the need for local codification of septic tank inspections. Citrus County Commissioner Rebecca Bays of Floral City on Tuesday suggested to fellow commissioners that the ...

Editorial: Don't flush the septic tank law
Gainesville Sun
The septic tank inspection law was passed to help protect Florida's springs. We were as surprised as anyone when the state Legislature passed a law two years ago mandating an inspection regime for the state's 2.6 million septic tanks. ...

Septic Tank Maintenance Guide
Eva-News (press release)
Septic tank additives are substances additional in a very septic tank to serve any with the a few capabilities: to advertise bacteriological progress, to serve as catalyst in breaking down strong misuse into ...

2011-08-26T07:56:00.000-04:00

Md. Governor Will Reintroduce Septic Tank Ban
WAMU
While he's happy with that success, the governor is gearing up for another campaign to ban septic tanks in new large developments. O'Malley first proposed the measure during this year's legislative session, but it didn't go very far. ...

City may defy own law on septic tanks
Wyoming Tribune
The city may try to replace a septic system at the municipal Prairie View Golf Course with a similar system despite rules that forbid septic tanks within city limits.

New septic tank regulations 'another tax on rural Ireland'
The Corkman
IE PROPOSED legislation regulating septic tanks has been branded 'another tax on rural Ireland' by the Irish Farmer's Association. Environment Minister Phil Hogan says the legislation, which will introduce a new septic tank registration and inspection ...

Septic tank law must be repealed
News Chief
Florida's septic tank inspection law is still clogging the books. It's going to take political compromise to completely flush it down the tubes. Do its opponents have the ability to give a little in order to gain a lot? Senate Bill 550 was passed in ...

Relief for country householders on septic tanks threat
Yorkshire Post
Word had got out that septic tanks and variations of them – small sewage treatment plants which eventually discharge into the ground – would have to be registered from next January but there have been no notifications from the Environment Agency. ...

Public meeting voices opposition to septic tank charges
Westmeath Independent
Rural dwellers will not be used as "cash cows" for the Government or local councils, a bullish Cllr Tony Ward said in the wake of a packed public meeting called to discuss the proposed new septic tank charges last week. Over 150 people attended the ...

Homeowners advised to check septic tanks
Scoop.co.nz (press release)
The Selwyn District Council is cautioning that many people have yet to check their septic tanks for damage following the recent earthquakes. Council Wastewater Supervisor Graeme Wild says broken septic tanks can cause ongoing issues for homeowners if ...

Wastewater treatment plant upgrades to protect springs
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Every plumbing system in the city limits that's not connected to a septic tank contributes to the daily 16.5 million gallons of water treated at the facility. Once the project is done, the goal is to treat 26 million gallons of water. ...

2011-07-02T07:36:00.000-04:00

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 ...

2011-06-10T07:40:00.000-04:00

Pearland contractor sued over Friendswood septic tank
Ultimate Clear Lake
June 2, 2011 1:51 pm A woman is suing a Pearland contractor after, she says, he ruined her septic tank while repairing the roof on her Friendswood property. Sandra Meder filed a lawsuit on June 1 in Harris County District Court ...

Yarra Ranges says no thanks to smelly septic tanks
Lilydale and Yarra Valley Leader
YARRA Ranges residents stuck with unsafe and smelly septic tanks have overwhelmingly voted for better sewerage systems in their towns. Yarra Ranges Council has surveyed 8500 households identified in the Yarra Valley Water Backlog Sewerage Program who ...

Act against wells used as septic tanks, panchayat told
Times of India
CALANGUTE: Ring-type wells are being built in Calangute and used as huge septic tanks by commercial establishments and even by a Calangute panch member, posing a health hazard to residents who consume ground water, Calangute gram sabha members ...

Sewage treatment plant proposed in Danbury worries neighbors
Danbury News Times
A proposal Danbury has 'never seen before' The proposal calls for a private indoor facility on Beaver Brook Road that would process as much as 50000 gallons of septic tank waste a day, instead of delivering it to the city's waste treatment plant. ...

Flooding Can Affect Septic Systems – Ways to Cut Water Use
KFYR-TV
If you have a septic system, the drains in your home may run slowly or back up during a flood. “The septic tank generally is blamed, but a flooded or saturated drain field usually is the cause of these problems,” says Tom Scherer, North Dakota State ...

Chisago County Shoreland Septic Grant geared to help septic systems
Chisago County Press
The Chisago County septic ordinance defines a septic system as an imminent health threat if it causes "ground surface or surface water discharges and sewage back up into a dwelling or other establishment and seepage tanks." Failing septic systems are ...

South Jersey Septic Mess Get Messier
MyFox Philadelphia
They are having problems with their septic tank too, and it was installed by the same company that did the Sammartino's. Paul Marques says Starns Septic System came out to look at it and told them what they already know, its not working right. ...

Bad Septic System Fouls Development
MyFox Philadelphia
They say they did everything right and the septic tank passed the township's inspection. But just a few years later they can't even shower, use the bathroom or do laundry in their dream home. Mike and Denise Sammartino say through their investigation ...

How Healthy is Santa Maria Creek?
Patch.com
The question of water quality in Santa Maria Creek has been raised by some Ramona Patch readers, in light of nearby old septic tank systems, winter flooding, water treatment facilities, homeless people living under some of the bridges and trash dumping ...

Unclaimed corpses dumped in septic tank!
iNewsOne
Ranchi, May 17 (IANS) Unclaimed dead bodies at a government hospital in Jharkhand's Palamau district were dumped in a septic tank by sweepers asked to arrange their last rites, a hospital employee said Tuesday. Officials have promised to investigate. ...

Portion of South Bend backyard sinks into septic tank
WNDU-TV
Sewage and septic systems are an everyday convenience most people take for granted. After all, few ever think about the interstate of pipes and tanks that sit below ground. But what happens when part of your backyard is swallowed by a septic tank you ...

Dead in septic tank, yet to get justice
Nigeria Daily Independent
By Andrew Utulu CORRESPONDENT, Lagos Ngozi Eze, mother of a seven-year-old pupil of National Orthopedic Special School, Igbobi, Lagos, who allegedly died in a cesspit due to alleged negligence of the school authority about a month ago, ...

2011-05-08T08:04:00.000-04:00

Three die in septic tank
Hindustan Times
The police said the incident occurred in Rajokri area at 4.15pm, when the victims identified as Jagat Ram (35), Virendra (18), and Dadu (35) went to clean the septic t While some reports suggested that the plant is run by Delhi government, ...

Calabasas septic tank ordinance stalls, lawsuit put on hold
Agoura Hills Acorn
The Calabasas City Council will make changes to the volatile septic tank ordinance that has caused turmoil in the city and will offer temporary amnesty for residents who refused to comply with the controversial law. Two years ago, the council told ...

Septic tank deregulation bill moves forward in House
Tallahassee Democrat (blog)
Marti Coley was a step closer Monday to wiping out another layer of septic-tank regulations. The Republican from Marianna won her first victory April 15 when the House voted 110-3 for her bill that would repeal the first-ever statewide septic tank ...

Poisonous gas from septic tank kills six
Mangalorean.com
Ranchi, May 3 (IANS) Six people, including four of a family, died after breathing poisonous gas inside a septic tank in Jharkhand Tuesday, police said. Two labourers, Gopal Nayak and Jugnu Nayak, were cleaning the septic tank at the home of Mohammad ...

Septic situation causing a stink
KFOR
Karban says a septic tank has been sitting open next to his mobile home for the past few years; he's fed up and disgusted that it hasn't been fixed. He says, "Your commode flushes back up. Your tub flushes back up with feces, urine, you know? ...

Henley rowers overcome septic tank overflow
Environmental Data Interactive
Rowers at the Henley Rowing Club can now flush the loo with confidence after the old septic tank was replaced with a new sewage treatment plant. The growing number of new members and subsequent necessary building extensions meant that the existing ...

Bill would reverse ban on spraying sewage on farmland
Tampabay.com
But the septic tank waste is a potential wellspring of disease and can lead to water pollution and toxic algae blooms. So last year, the Legislature voted to ban the practice known as "land application" starting in 2016, and in the meantime ordered ...

Holding tank stirs up septic debate
Seacoastonline.com
By Susan Richardson YORK, Maine — A motion to deny a request for a permanent holding tank in lieu of a full septic system at Shore Road Market made for a contentious Board of Selectmen meeting Monday. Attorney Gregory Orso, speaking on behalf of Shore ...

Sewage and small communities
Otago Daily Times
The septic tank has for many decades been a New Zealand stand-by. In the absence of reticulated sewerage schemes, tanks are a means of dealing with waste. As time passes they have become more sophisticated and, with proper maintenance and in proper ...

2011-04-23T07:38:00.000-04:00

House OKs repeal of septic tank inspections
MiamiHerald.com
The Florida House has voted to repeal a requirement for septic tank inspections that was passed last year. The repealer bill (HB 13) was approved overwhelmingly by a vote of 110-3 on Friday. It now goes to the Senate for consideration. State Rep. ...

Ohioan charged with kidnapping woman changes plea
ABC6OnYourSide.com
LOGAN, Ohio (AP) -- An Ohio woman charged with kidnapping her daughter-in-law whose body was found in a septic tank has changed her plea to not guilty by reason of insanity. Court officials said Friday that 46-year-old Sandra Inman changed her plea ...

O'Malley turns failed septic tank bill into a study
Washington Examiner (blog)
Martin O'Malley signed legislation on Friday that charges a committee to study how septic tank pollution affects the Chesapeake Bay. The legislation came from O'Malley's failed attempt to pass a bill through the General Assembly this year that would ...

4 die inside septic tank
The Daily Star
Four labourers died after inhaling toxic gas while working in a septic tank of an under-construction building in Satkania upazila of Chittagong yesterday. The deceased are Md Khorshed Alam, 28, son of Nurul Islam, Md Anwar, 27, son of Badshah Mia, ...

Cortlandt Town Board Opposes New Group Home, Discusses New Septic Tank Law
Patch.com
The Cortlandt Town Board officially opposes the addition of a new group home in the town and discussed a new septic tank law that requires tanks to be inspected every five years. By Katherine Pacchiana | Email the author | 4:00pm A notice from ...

Septic tank inspections almost repealed
The News Herald
She called the septic tank inspection legislation “intrusive” and “government overreach.” The bill was designed to mitigate contamination of underground springs from leaking tanks. If approved by the Senate, it will be sent to the governor for ...

Court favors Calabasas in septic tank legal battle
Agoura Hills Acorn
By Sylvie Belmond The fight between the city of Calabasas and a group of residents who oppose mandated septic tank inspections will continue despite a court ruling last Friday that favors the city. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Richard Stone denied ...

Useful Information : Septic Tank Repeal Closer To Reality
Bay County Press
Today Representative Marti Coley's (R-Marianna) bill to repeal burdensome septic tank inspections took a major step toward becoming law, passing the Florida House of Representatives. “Floridians are sick and tired of Government overstepping its bounds, ...

Lawmakers debate seaports, judiciary and septic tanks
MiamiHerald.com
By Katie Sanders TALLAHASSEE -- The House is in session Thursday afternoon and is poised to take up bills that would shake up the judiciary, seaports and septic tank restrictions. Backed by House Speaker Dean Cannon, HJR 7111 divides the Supreme Court ...

City officials says septic project on track
Fox 59
(WXIN-TV FOX59 / April 6, 2011) By Dan Shadwell Fox59 The Septic Tank Elimination Program, or "STEP," is on track, according to the City of Indianapolis. Last year, the City converted nearly 1200 homes from septic systems to city sewer lines and they ...

Rural dwellers face septic tank charge
Irish Times
RURAL DWELLERS who receive a water supply from local authorities but maintain their own septic tanks are facing a “double whammy” in terms of water charges. In addition to drinking water charges, which Minister of State Fergus O'Dowd said would be ..

Overflowing septic tank at Asilo hospital cause of woe
Times of India
For years she has been facing problems caused by the leaking of sewage from the broken septic tank at the Asilo Hospital in Mapusa. This sewage flows through the lane that leads up to her house. When the complaint was first made in 2007, ...

Septic issues frustrating for La Tuna Canyon residents
Los Angeles Daily News
Shelly is none too happy about possibly having to shell out $30000 to abandon his septic tank and hook up to the city sewers. The La Tuna Canyon homeowner said his septic system has worked fine for 50 years, and should not be blamed for groundwater ...

Friend: Slain Ohio woman was in difficult breakup
San Jose Mercury News
What she found instead, police say, was ghastly retribution: Her estranged spouse and her suspicious in-laws used a stun gun to abduct her, cinched a plastic zip tie around her neck and dumped her in the septic tank of their former church. ...

City to move forward with sewer system expansion -- cautiously
North Florida Herald
Davis, who owns part of downtown High Springs, said that a septic tank costs only $250 to get pumped out every five years while the sewer system costs the average person more than $400 a year. When the point was presented to him about protecting the ...

Streator moving forward on Marilla Park improvement
MyWebTimes.com
The Streator City Council Thursday approved an award of a bid and the offering of a contract to Tobey's Construction and Cartage of Herscher to install a lift station, septic tank and leach field at Marilla Park. Public Works Director David Fussell ...

2011-03-21T07:45:00.000-04:00

Inquiries launched as man dies clearing septic tank
Irish Times
“We have been informed of a fatality on or near a septic tank on or near the Garryvoe Hotel. But we do not yet know the exact cause of the accident,” Mr Ryan said. “We have a team of inspectors on their way. The investigation itself will determine the ...

Repeal Of Septic Tank Regulations Moves To The House Floor
WJHG-TV
Thursday Representative Marti Coley's bill to repeal burdensome septic tank inspections took another step toward becoming law by passing out of the State Affairs Committee, its final committee of reference. It repeals language found in a senate bill ...

Learn the nitty-gritty about septic tanks
NorthJersey.com
Some homeowners have even noticed that, in the words of the old Erma Bombeck humor book, "The grass is always greener over the septic tank." A few companies, such as A-Norton, offer an alternative septic technology that uses a peat moss biofilter ...

Septic tank repeal bill goes to House vote
Jackson County Floridan
Marti Coley's bill to repeal a 2010 septic tank regulation has moved through its last House committee and is on its way to the floor for a full vote by the House of Representatives. An identical Senate bill, and similar versions of Coley's bill, ...

Bill to repeal mandatory septic inspections passes committee
Walton Sun
TALLAHASSEE — Every day and every night, Lois Murphy prays the government will leave her septic tank alone, she said. Murphy's prayers came one step closer to reality Thursday as House Bill 13 cleared another hurdle on its way to repealing mandatory ...

New septic tank program offered
Clanton Advertiser
Material produced from scrap tires, instead of sand or gravel, was used in the installation of a septic tank drain field. The project was eligible for a $2500 reimbursement under a state Department of Environmental Management initiative to encourage ...

Maintenance tips
Calgary Herald
You can reduce the water entering your septic tank by using low flow shower nozzles, energy efficient washing machines, and by repairing leaky toilets and dripping faucets. If you do use a lot of water, give your system time to rest after heavy use. ...

Editorial: Water pollution is give and take
Ocala
Meanwhile, lawmakers are moving to repeal a new state law requiring septic tank inspections every five years; this following a state report indicating that as many as 10 percent of the state's nearly 3 million septic tanks are faulty. ...

2 die after inhaling toxic gas in Naogaon
The Daily Star
Two youths died after inhaling poisonous gas when they climbed down into a newly built septic tank at Talpukur Masterpara village in Sapahar upazila of Naogaon Saturday morning. The deceased are Abul Kalam Azad, 25, son of Elahi Bakhs of Talpukur ...

Greg Evers Weekly Wrap-Up: Septic Tanks, Gun Open Carry, Health Care
NorthEscambia.com
Senate Bill 168, my bill permanently repealing the septic tank inspection requirement, is pending in the Senate Environmental Preservation and Conservation Committee. I will continue to fight to get this bill passed to provide relief from unnecessary, ...

Septic Tanks Produce Less Greenhouse Gases Than Expected | Latest ...
Septic Tanks Produce Less Greenhouse Gases Than Expected. Climate Change: Researchers measure gases produced by tank microbes.
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2011-03-14T07:49:00.000-04:00

Maryland Governor Wades Into Septic Tank Battle
WAMU
Martin O'Malley is stepping further into the debate over one of his top legislative priorities for this year: banning septic tanks in new developments. Gov. O'Malley in Lake Bonnie, receiving reports on its water quality from members of the State's ...

Colonia Residents Left Without Septic Tank Cover
KRGV
A septic tanks was coverless for a month after a grassfire broke out. Connie Perez said firefighters drove their trucks onto their property to fight the blaze. When they left, the septic tank cover was gone. Perez says she thinks the weight of the ...

Septic tank forces relocation of classes from Mibicuri School
Stabroek News
By Stabroek staff | View Comments Parents of the Mibicuri School are threatening protest action as an overflowing septic tank and a flooded playfield have created a horrid stench that has forced teachers to relocate classes from the building. ...

Sinkholes: Their causes and how to fix them
NorthJersey.com
A recent septic tank had been legally removed by the last residents before the present owner moved in. A representative from the building department guessed that the sinkhole, which was lined in cinder-block and contained shards of corrugated metal, ...

Offensive Odours
Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine
Not unexpectedly, many of these problems relate to countryside properties on a septic tank but a good proportion still relate to homes connected to mains drainage. Most problems are similar. "The problem comes and goes"; "It seems to happen when the ...

County gives direction on sanitary inspections
Leavenworth Times
The work would include pumping the septic tank and ensuring that all sewer connections are present and functional. Originally, Joseph had proposed that that inspection be done by a county staff member for a $150 fee, though the commission has since ...

Council hears update on Wastewater Project
Daily Dunklin Democrat
The system consists of a 90000 gallon septic tank. Mara described it as a six lid septic tank split into three sections. The waste matter goes through the three sections of the septic tank sifting out the solids as it goes through. ...

2011-03-06T07:26:00.000-05:00

Septic tank owners should come clean, city says
Agoura Hills Acorn
Photo courtesy C ity of Calabasas In the final week of a Calabasas City Council race in which septic tank regulations are seen as a dividing issue, officials announced they have filed lawsuits against six property owners who are refusing to have their ...

Hancock looks at septic tank compliance options
Mason City Globe Gazette
GARNER - Hancock County Supervisors on Monday heard discussion on dealing with non-compliance of septic tank rules. The county Board of Health will choose how to proceed with a pending situation, County Attorney Karen Salic said, adding that she and ...

Man arrested posing as septic tank sales person
The Northwest Florida Daily News
The man allegedly sold a woman in Holt treatment for her septic tank on Jan. 8, according to an arrest report from the Okaloosa County Sheriff's Office. The woman told deputies that the man had claimed to still be an employee of Arnett Septic, ...

Commission takes no action on septic permit issue
Buffalo Bulletin
After hearing discussion on whether a potential duplex would violate subdivision covenants, the Johnson County Board of Commissioners took no action on the issuance of a septic tank permit to lot owner Dave Loden, essentially allowing the installation ...

2011-02-20T08:11:00.000-05:00

Calaveras bends septic tank rules for proposed site
Stockton Record
SAN ANDREAS - Calaveras County's ban on creating new small-lot housing tracts for septic-style development still stands. But the county Board of Supervisors bent the rule Tuesday to allow planners to consider a 15-home subdivision in ...

Eastern Shore Legislators Mount Opposition To Septic Tank Restrictions - By ...
Citybizlist (press release)
As far as some rural lawmakers are concerned, the proposed new limits on septic systems for homebuilding backed by Gov. Martin O'Malley and environmentalists are part of a "war on rural Maryland," as a new website describes it. ...

County approves $15000 for North Beach septic tank study
Grays Harbor Daily World
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Council may seek bids for septic tank services
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
LAFLIN – Borough council voted Monday night to retain engineering services to determine specifications for septic tank maintenance for residents. Council is considering accepting bids on septic tank maintenance and is now in the process of collecting ..

Gardening week ahead: Anti-tank tactics
Telegraph.co.uk
I have moved to a smaller garden, where the septic tank is in a fairly conspicuous position in a north-facing site, backed by a fence. My predecessor surrounded it with a wooden kerb and covered it with gravel. ...

Stink on Kinglake septic tanks
Diamond Valley Leader
A YARRA Valley Water septic tank trial has left Kinglake West residents with raw sewage running on to their properties. Ninety-three homes signed up to the water-saving project before the February 2009 fires, upgrading their septic tanks. ...

City may extend sewer to 'islanders'
Gainesville Times
The sewer extension project would help with septic tank issues in two pocket areas near Pearl Nix Parkway, said Kelly Randall, director of public utilities. "We get calls from the health department about septic issues ... and there are quite a number ...

O'Malley's bold proposals on environment face sizable challenges
Washington Post
Business and farm interests are gearing up to block him, especially on the septic tank proposal. Moreover - and this is what's truly sobering - even if he succeeds, the results will represent only an incremental advance in what's needed to deal with ...

Peter J. Devlin column: Caller likely knew about septic tank
Green Bay Press Gazette
The product was some sort of super septic-tank enzyme concoction. She was reading from a script that promised this particular formula would produce dramatic ...

P1,000 fee for septic tank permit proposed
Cebu Daily News
A proposed ordinance will require Cebu City residents and establishments to pay P1,000 as a septic permit fee for any new construction of a septic tank. ...

Lefferson Road homeowners mandated to be on sewer
Middletown Journal
... February 9, 2011 MIDDLETOWN — Homeowners on Lefferson Road will be required to hook up to the city's sewer system even if they have a septic tank due ...

Maynilad sets free septic tank cleaning for February
Inquirer.net
MANILA, Philippines—Maynilad Water Services Inc. has set this month's round of free septic tank cleaning services for its customers in ...

State might ease up on septic-tank ban
Hi-Desert Star
... system in Yucca Valley is still murky, but it's possible the Regional Water Quality Control Board is moderating its stance on banning septic tanks. ...

Septic Tank Company Fined For Dumping Waste
WSMV Nashville
Criminal charges could be filed against the owner of a septic tank company who state regulators said deliberately dumped waste into a creek in Macon County. ...

Community septic system project helps drainage problems
WCBD
By Octavia Mitchell It's a problem some people living East of the Cooper have dealt with for years, drainage problems and overflowing septic tanks. ...

Florida septic control debate rages
The News-Press
1:10 AM — Lee County is urging state leaders not to abandon mandated septic-tank inspections meant to cut pollution from thousands of leaky tanks. ...

Health department stresses need for septic maintenance
istockAnalyst.com (press release)
Experts recommend having a home's septic tank pumped every three to five years. Conserving water by taking shorter showers, doing laundry off-site, ...

2011-01-30T07:23:00.000-05:00

Lawmaker Fights New Septic Tank Rules
WFTV Orlando
The rules involve every family who owns a septic tank. You usually never see septic tanks because they are buried under the ground. Under the new law, ...

Septic tank owners get reprieve
Ocala
The estimated 120000 Marion County septic tank owners facing new Florida laws mandating their waste systems get cleaned and inspected have a ...

Is the Grass Greener Over the Septic Tank?
Patch
One home just sold and another is on the market on Sunnybrook—good timing since the septic tank came with certain remodeling limitations and a general ...

Septic-tank inspection repeal could allow local option
Orlando Sentinel
State senators are making plans to repeal a law that would require septic-tank inspections every 5 years. Yes. It places a financial burden on homeowners, ...

Wood County man, contractors at odds over septic tank improvements
KYTX
MINEOLA (KYTX) -- A Wood County man goes to court against an East Texas septic tank company and loses. CBS 19's Field Sutton has more on the case, ...

Septic tank issues have Tusculum neighborhood concerned
TriCities.com
The homes along Pleasant View Road in Tusculum have been fighting septic issues for years but lately those problems have escalated. ...

TCEQ cracks down on septic tank treatment
KXII-TV
GRAYSON COUNTY, TX - Thousands of Grayson County residents who own septic tanks could soon find themselves in some hot water with environmental regulators.

Can I garden near a septic system?
Richmond Register
Before you can answer that question, you may need to know a little about the workings of a septic system. A septic system has two main parts, a septic tank ...

2011-01-09T07:05:00.000-05:00

Septic inspection delay on Gov. Scott's desk
Walton Sun
PANAMA CITY — A bill that would delay statewide septic tank inspections has made its way to the desk of Gov. Rick Scott. Senate Bill 2A was passed by the ...

Lawmakers Confident Gov. Ric Scott Will Delay Septic Tank Inspections
NorthEscambia.com
Meanwhile, North Escambia's legislative members are standing behind bills that seek to repeal the septic tank inspection program. “These are very difficult ...

Glendale High School's septic tank breaks, could take full school year to replace
KDRV
A major break in the schools septic system over Christmas vacation has forced the school to build a completely new septic tank. Construction on the tank may ...

Update on Septic Tank Cleaning/inspection bill
News-Sun
Update on Florida Law (SB550), passed during the 2010 session of the state legislature, concerning Septic Tank Cleaning/inspection. ...

Septic tanks
The Connexion
FROM the beginning of January, owners of homes using septic tank systems will have to supply potential buyers with a certificate showing they conform to the ...

Farmington animal shelter still open after threat to close
KFVS
The Department of Health said the shelter had a bad septic tank, and would have to close its doors if it didn't fix it within 30 days. ...

2011-01-02T07:30:00.000-05:00

Monster storms may cause septic tank failure in Quail Valley
Valley News
The septic tank failures of 2004 and 2005 resulted in a building moratorium being placed on Quail Valley by the water district until a solution is found. ...

2 men die of asphyxiation inside septic tank
Hindustan Times
Two men died of asphyxiation while cleaning a septic tank at a farmhouse in Gadpuri area near National Highway 2 in Palwal district on Sunday. ...

Water District Pulls Past- Due Septic Tanks
WSIL TV
Many residents say they didn't realize their septic tank would be pulled out of the ground when they were in arrears. The Lake of Egypt Water District ...

Little Ashleigh earns bravery award
Rockhampton Morning Bulletin
LITTLE Ashleigh Papworth held his breath and kicked his legs as hard as he could after a septic tank gave way beneath him and his cousin Alex. ...

Wanaque Valley plant upgrades to wrap up in March
NorthJersey.com
... underground storage tank, enhanced landscaping, and relocation of the receiving area for septage (the partially treated waste stored in a septic tank). ...

Local Web Images
Navarre Press
However, the county opposed two efforts to protect water quality; State Senate Bill 550 to require regular septic tank inspections at the owners' expense ...

Confehr: Resolve to put an end to boo-boos and get real
Marshall County Tribune
As for the controversy on charging for sewer service when the pipe's close enough for a tap, even if the resident has a working septic tank: This one defies ...

Dog rescued from 12-foot hole in ground
Eagle Tribune
It appeared to be an old unused septic tank that once served a cottage. "We heard a whimper," Nancy Boudreau said of how they found Sammy. ...

2010-12-03T09:01:00.000-05:00

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 ...

2010-11-16T07:10:00.000-05:00

Septic tank law worth the price?
MiamiHerald.com
Environmental concerns led the Florida Legislature last spring to require mandatory septic system inspections. But a public backlash, driven by the ...

Septic tank inspections still make good sense
News Chief
But now some lawmakers want to repeal that law, saying it's too expensive for septic tank owners. Department of Health estimates an inspection and a pumping ...

Mandatory septic tank pump-outs worry homeowners
Tbo.com
Charlie Crist in June— was a septic tank law that requires homeowners to pump out their system every five years or face a $500-per-day fine. ...

Septic tank inspection law carries hefty costs
Palatka Daily News
Two state lawmakers who represent Putnam County want to repeal a bill that would require septic tank inspections every five years. ...

City of Malibu to update septic tank talks
89.3 KPCC (blog)
Monday night in the 'Bu: Malibu's city council will get an update on the status of a septic system ban in the Civic Center Area - the one approved earlier ...

Plant non-invasive vines near septic systems
Killeen Daily Herald
The septic tank's vent pipe is about 8 feet from the edge of the slab. I would love to plant a climbing vine of some sort to grow over the pergola on that ...

The hows and whys of septic systems
Stanwood Camano News
When I installed my drain field and septic tank 15 years ago, the guys on the construction site said it was so big it would last ...

Septic tank legislation to be addressed during special session
Holmes County Times Advertiser
Other issues added to the agenda include pushing back implementation of septic tank inspection regulations and funding of an HVAC program created by the ...

Linden robber found hiding in septic tank
Stabroek News
The police Anti-Crime Patrol promptly responded to a report of the robbery and caught the suspect hiding in a septic tank in the area. ...

Septic tank robber jailed for six years
Stabroek News
Trapped, he then hid in an incomplete septic tank but later surrendered. When the magistrate asked him if he had anything to say in his defence, ...

Septic Tank Inspection Law Could Cost Homeowners Hundreds of Dollars
WCTV
But ignoring your septic tank won't make any problems go away and could make repairs more costly than they need to be. Starting in January, all on-site ...

2010-10-24T07:47:00.000-04:00

Residents want septic tank law flushed (DOCUMENT)
Destin Log
DeFUNIAK SPRINGS — More than 250 people had nothing good to say Thursday about a new law that will require septic tank owners to pay for mandatory ...

Meeting Held In DFS On Septic Tank Law
Foster Folly News
The majority of speakers at the meeting on the septic tank law called for the repeal of the law. More than 250 attended the meeting concerning SB 550 on ...

Septic tank meeting turns rancorous
Jackson County Floridan
The bill, passed during the spring legislative session, requires an evaluation of each septic tank, along with an assessment of the system's overall ...

DeFuniak Springs: Locals Upset about Statewide Septic Tank Law
WJHG-TV
On July 1st, a new law was signed by the Governor requiring all homeowners to pay for routine septic tank inspections every five years, even if they're ...

Controversy trails discovery of baby in a septic tank
Vanguard
Controversy has however, began to trail the discovery of his body inside the septic tank. Already, there are some unanswered questions which the family said ...

Body of missing pupil found in school's septic tank
Vanguard
... yesterday, brought to a standstill following the discovery of the lifeless body of one of its pupils inside the school's septic tank. ...

Septic Tank Law Protest
Foster Folly News
This is the closest workshop put on by the State to inform people how the Septic Tank law will work. Public remarks can be made but will not change the law. ...

2010-09-08T07:35:00.000-04:00

Efforts begin to repeal septic tank law
Jackson County Floridan
By Deborah Buckhalter Almost 150 people turned out for a meeting in Marianna to talk about their objections to the new state septic tank law. Rep. ...

Charlotte eliminates septic system requirement
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Frank Ciurca of the Charlotte County Department of Health inspects the runoff water from an aerobic treatment unit septic tank in Gulf Cove. ...

Septic rules take effect
The Olympian
Larry Koeser, the owner of Petunia Septic Service in Tumwater, said he charges at least $450 to pump a single-compartment septic tank. ...

Time to clean up the city's septic tanks
Agoura Hills Acorn
True, some Calabasas residents are raising a stink over the city's new septic tank ordinance. Whether the property owners have a legitimate complaint about ...

Cause of Williams' death pending
Tuskegee News
By JACKIE CARLISLE The cause of death for a Macon County man is still pending after he fell into a septic tank Wednesday, August 18. ...

Lawson: Repeal septic tank requirement
Chiefland Citizen
By DAVID ROYSE TALLAHASSEE —A bill passed earlier this year meant to protect springs, in part by requiring septic tank inspections every five years, ...

Flush out the details on a home's septic system before buying
Payson Roundup
Gila County offers a brochure for new septic system owners titled, “I Have a New Septic Tank System…Now What Do I Do?” We frequently refer to a system used ...

Need to Know: Septic tanks
Country Life (blog)
One poor land agent once resorted to going out with a telescopic camera to a house we were selling, to find the septic tank. He was dismayed to discover ...

2010-08-20T07:24:00.000-04:00

Calabasas septic tank dispute boiling over
Agoura Hills Acorn
Mayor Barry Groveman, an environmental lawyer who cowrote the California Safe Drinking Water Act, began the septic tank replacement initiative last year to ...

Blind dog rescued from septic tank
Calgary Sun
By JENNA McMURRAY, Calgary Sun The owner of an elderly, vision-impaired dog that slipped down a septic tank says it's a miracle his pooch survived the ...

Stink could grow over SB550
Santa Rosa Press Gazette
Residents who utilize a septic tank could be in store for a big surprise this January when Senate Bill 550 takes effect. According to Bill Sirmans, ...

Commissioners Resist Another Push for Sandy Creek Sewer Line
Flagpole Magazine
But local government doesn't regulate septic tanks; the state health department does. And even on small lots, there are usually options when a septic tank ...

Septic tank inspection program angers some
The News-Press
By Jim Ash • The News-Press Capital Bureau • August 16, 2010 1:10 AM — TALLAHASSEE - Some of Florida's almost 3 million septic tank owners are getting ...

2010-08-15T08:25:00.000-04:00

Recycled tire chips back in use
TMCnet
Rubber tire chips were first used for septic tank installations in the county several years ago. The supplier of those chips, however, decided to use the ...

Lawson pushes ahead with septic tank bill
Jackson County Floridan
Charlie Crist so he can explain face-to-face why he wants new statewide septic tank legislation repealed, delayed or altered. When he gets there, ...

Washington County Septic Tank Owners Face Senate Bill 550
Foster Folly News
Current estimated cost estimates are $150.00 for a complete septic tank pumpout and $250.00 for the inspection and report. This is less expensive than ...

Opponents take septic tank ordinance to the courts
Rapid City Journal
A group of about 200 Pennington County residents has appealed the county's new septic system ordinance to the courts after they failed to collect enough ...

Infiltrator® Introduces 300 and 500 Gallon Septic Tanks
PR.com (press release)
Old Saybrook, CT, August 13, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Responding to the needs of the septic industry, Infiltrator Systems introduces two new septic tank sizes as ...

Care can extend life of septic system
Capital Press (subscription)
He stressed that septic tank additives are not necessary, and they can destroy the biological function of the tank, allowing raw sewage to flow directly ...

A Regular-Guy Approach to Entice Men to Shop for Jeans
New York Times
... the star of “Dirty Jobs” on the Discovery Channel, has tackled some arduous tasks, among them shark repellent tester and septic tank cleaner. ...

Manningham Council runs septic tank blitz
Manningham Leader
To date, more than 2700 of the 4617 Manningham properties with a septic tank have been checked by council's inspection officer, and 1526 systems were found ...

Man vents his political anger on septic tank
Fort Worth Star Telegram
"Caution: Carrying Political Promises" reads the message on a septic tank for his North Richland Hills-based Cornish-Burton Septic Service. ...

Under Fire: New Law Requires Septic Tank Inspections
NorthEscambia.com (blog)
A new Florida law that requires septic tank inspections is coming under fire as being too expensive in a tight economy. Florida Senator Al Lawson, ...

Give this bill a hearing
Jackson County Floridan
“In addition, the discovery of any tank-related problems could result in a complete septic tank replacement – costing anywhere from $3500 to $8000… ...

Annexation: More residents 'go with the flow'
Clackamas Review
For folks within the city's annexation area, a failed septic tank after 2012 would mean larger costs associated with hooking up to the city's sewers. ...

2010-08-06T07:21:00.000-04:00

Infiltrator Introduces 300 and 500 Gallon Septic Tanks
Water and Wastewater
By Jennifer Forbes Old Saybrook, CT -- Responding to the needs of the septic industry, Infiltrator Systems introduces two new septic tank sizes as part of ...

Commission hears septic-tank rule proposal
Ocala
The proposed changes would give septic tank inspection authority to the Marion County Heath Department, something that was unclear in the initial ordinance. ...

Maynilad to offer free septic tank cleaning services to QC, Caloocan and Parañaque
Philippine Star
Septic tank cleaning prevents the spread of diseases, clogging of plumbing systems, and minimizes the discharge of pollutants into the environment. ...

mayor blames city for his code violations
MiamiHerald.com
At issue is whether the septic tank's new location adheres to department rules requiring a minimum setback. The home projects were completed several years ...

2010-07-31T07:39:00.000-04:00

Guilty plea in 1998 Va. killing
Washington Post (blog)
A man has pleaded guilty to the 1998 slaying of a Churchville, Va., woman whose body was found in a septic tank near her home. Kenneth W. Baker pleaded ...

St. Clair County coroner says mother, relatives had nothing to do with ...
al.com (blog)
... Odenville Fire Department was placed on administrative leave following an incident in which two miscarried infants were recovered from a septic tank, ...

Teen: Crews flushed stillborn babies down toilet
Washington Post
A grand jury will review the case after authorities found two dead premature babies in a septic tank in Alabama. The mother says first responders flushed ...

Five children drown in tank of rainwater in SW China city
People's Daily Online
Five of them accidentally fell into the unused septic tank, while the sixth, a 11-year-old boy, ran for help. The 10-square-meter septic tank held about two ...

Group fears new sewer laws may poison water
The Province
By Kent Spencer, The Province July 28, 2010 New provincial rules no longer require people to hire a licensed professional to install their septic tank ...

Riverkeeper criticizes Outaouais lagoon plan
Ottawa Citizen
Brown said Monday that the liquid flowing from the sewage lagoon that the MRC des Collines plans to build near the Gatineau River to treat septic tank ...

UPI NewsTrack TopNews
UPI.com
GUIGANG CITY, China, July 28 (UPI) -- Five children drowned in southern China when they fell a septic tank filled with 6 feet of rainwater, public security ...

2010-07-14T16:30:00.000-04:00

Bay St. Louis couple fears oil in yard
WLOX
They said that they thought we had a septic tank problem." But there is a major problem with that theory. "We're on a grinder system out here. ..

Shelby and Chilton residents 'get pumped'
Shelby County Reporter
On May 25, the Buxahatchee Creek Watershed Restoration Project held its first “Get Pumped” Septic Tank Pumpout Workshop in Shelby County. ...

Upper Salford moves forward with sewer ordinance proposal
Lansdale Reporter
It calls for having each property owner report that their septic system has been pumped once every three years. Pumping every septic tank in the township in ...

Septic tank law may be costly
Jackson County Floridan
That duty could fall to county health departments, although there is talk of turning the task over to the private septic tank service providers. ...

Public health, public squabble in Cheshire
MPNnow.com
After complaints by Pollack, Thiel and other neighbors this spring, Canandaigua town officials took it upon themselves to pump out the septic tank on June ...

2010-07-02T07:13:00.000-04:00

Man gets money to resolve stink made by septic tank damage
The Herald-Times (subscription)
By Chris Fyall In the end, Allen Sowders will get what he once had, and what he wanted again: A concrete septic system that works. More . ...

Boy (5) drowns in septic tank
The Herald
A five-year-old boy drowned on Monday last week after he slipped into a septic tank at his parents' Waterfalls home. Craig Mudzviti's body was found a few ...

Madison Seeing River Pollution
NBC 29 News
"If they just want to pump out their septic tank, pumping a tank is not expensive, it's $200-$300, this program will pay up to, I think, $150," said Dixon. ...

Aames Plumbing - The name you can blindly trust for all you plumbing issues
BigNews.biz (press release)
Aames Plumbing offers an array of services like drain cleaning, septic tank cleaning, leak repair, and many more. All these services are delivered in the ..

SEPTIC TANK PARTS REPORTED MISSING
Chillicothe Gazette
Two homeowners recently reported their septic tank aerator motors missing, according to Ross County Sheriff's Office reports. The first report was made ...

Septic tank rules now in effect in Brazoria County
Alvin Sun Advertiser
By Judy Zavalla, Staff Reporter New septic tank rules have recently been implemented by the Brazoria County Commissioners Court. Currently, there about 7000 ...

Prescott Valley-area residents voice opposition proposed sewer district
Sun Shopper
"I have a septic tank, and it has never given me any trouble," Dean said. "I grew up with a septic tank way back in (Wayland) Massachusetts. ...

With rain and flooding, it's important to check septic system
Fremont Tribune
Wastewater flows from your sewer line to the septic tank where heavy and light solids separate forming a sludge layer on the bottom of the tank and a scum ...

Digging for fiber-optic line wrecks southside resident's septic system ...
TMCnet
No mention was made of the broken septic system. Sowders noticed the break a few days later, when the replaced dirt collapsed into the broken tank, ...

2010-06-21T06:44:00.000-04:00

PROPERTY DOCTOR: Emyr Pierce
WalesOnline
There are no mains drains and the new house will feed into an existing septic tank which does not form part of our land, although the existing farm is quite ...

Commissioners back up on septic fee hike
Frederick News Post (subscription)
... waste from $9.75 per ton to $35 per ton, a 250 percent increase that would raise the average cost of pumping a 1000-gallon septic tank by about $105. ...

Colonial Gardens septic work planned this year
MetroWest Daily News
By Evan Lips/Daily News staff Housing Authority Director Lynne Moreno said yesterday that a problematic septic tank at Colonial Gardens will be replaced ...

Septic tank owners can expect increased fees
NBC2 News
The septic tank installer's business will likely increase over the next few years, thanks to a new state law requiring homeowners with septic tanks get them ...

Speak up tonight on sewer project
Hometownlife.com
Weaver said that well water could be fine but a septic tank could still be releasing contamination. He also said that he believes the addition of a sanitary ...

Little girl falls in sewage
Verde Independent
CAMP VERDE -- A little girl fell into a septic tank while her family was entering the Camp Verde Dollar General store Saturday night. ...

2010-06-14T07:08:00.000-04:00

Replacing old septic systems an environmental priority for city
El Defensor Chieftain
"NMED will pay the plumber, the hook-up fees, and possibly even to have the old septic tank backfilled," Daniels said. The NMED wants old septic systems to ...

Dog Trapped in Septic Tank for Several Hours
NBC Washington
A dog in Wicomico County, Md., managed to get himself into a stinky mess by getting stuck in a septic tank. ..

Neighbors oppose septage application on fields
Wooster Daily Record
A septic tank hauler has sought permission to apply septage to three fields in Chippewa Township, but neighbors think it is crap. ...

Tweaking the springs ordinance 1 year later
Ocala
Commissioners Stan McClain and Charlie Stone seized on Dooley's analysis of the latter as vindication for opposition expressed to the septic-tank portions ...

Waste Removal, Trailer Demolition and Septic Tank Abandonment from the Lenny ...
Daily Reporter
Plans and specs: Complete bidding documents in electronic format may be downloaded in Adobe Acrobat format from the Quest Construction Data Network website, ...

Mobile Manor to close due to sewer, water problems
Grand Island Independent
She said she's never had trouble with the septic tank at her house but the family doesn't drink the water. Diaz's husband works for a real estate agent ...

Franklin wants to get septic users on sewer
The Tennessean
THE TENNESSEAN • June 8, 2010 FRANKLIN — Franklin is considering a plan to begin regular inspections of homeowners' septic tank systems, ...

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION COMPLETES SEWER PROJECT IN STATEN ISLAND
Water World
Approximately 6600 feet of new sanitary sewers and 3389 feet of new storm sewers will help ease flooding and eliminate septic tank backups in the community. ...

Couple's septic tank dilemma
This Is The Westcountry
A COUPLE who could be prosecuted for failing to fix their broken septic tank are pleading for financial help. Gillian and Robert Bartlett ...

Local hauler objects to septic fee increase
Frederick News Post (subscription)
It costs between $200 and $230 to have a septic tank pumped, she estimates. Murphy said she had heard rumors of a fee increase before it happened, ...

Septic regulations, A-frame signs and more covered on Ogunquit warrant
York Weekly
Proposed in order to continue the protection of Ogunquit's waterways and beach, Warrant Article 7 asks voters to consider approving a septic tank pumping ...

Wife kills man, hides body in septic tank
Republica
DHANGADHI, June 6: A woman of Ghagaltole, Fulbari-7 in Kailali has been found to have killed her husband and hidden the body inside the septic tank. ...

Different business, same owner, same problem
Albany Times Union
... the contractor they hired to install a new leach field on their Schoharie County property and pump out their old septic tank more than three weeks ago. ...

Why sewer system is needed in Archer
Alachua County Today
Septic tank systems that comply with State standards provide acceptable levels of treatment and removal of phosphorus, bacteria and viruses, however, ...

City Wants Septic Tanks to Cough Up Some More Cash
Eater.com (blog)
The Department of Public Works has proposed that septic tank owners in the city be required to "buy annual permits, replace malfunctioning tanks, ...

2010-05-29T08:09:00.000-04:00

Hints From Heloise
Washington Post
... tampons or hair in the toilet. - Get your septic tank pumped on a regular basis. Every three to five years is a good rule of thumb for normal systems.

Finally hooking up
Chico News & Review
Hooper said he knows of one septic tank made simply from “two pieces of culvert pipe stood end to end on a clay-dirt bottom with redwood planks on top. ...

Roanoke's Huff Lane Intermediate School under ax; Round Hill's future still ...
Roanoke Times
School officials discovered an underground septic tank at nearby Huff Lane Intermediate School, the suggested site to accommodate Round Hill students next ...

Trapped dog rescued from septic tank in Dorset
BBC News
A border collie had to be rescued by firefighters earlier after it became trapped inside a septic tank at a house in Dorset. The collie, called Lucy, ...

Got steel septic tank? If you do, expect letter, inspection
Sauk Prairie Eagle
"You go up to a dairy farmer and tell him he's got to replace his septic tank and that might send him over the edge." But Lehman said he thought giving ...

2010-05-24T06:56:00.002-04:00

Rio Hondo could expand sewer service
Brownsville Herald
"Some of the people here are on a budget and seeing they already have a septic tank, a lot of people don't want the project to go through," Treviño said. ...

2010-05-23T08:02:00.000-04:00

Septic Tank Bill Deceptive
The Ledger
Re: "Florida's Underground Secrets," May 11, the editorial concerns septic tank inspections. Florida lawmakers have approved a bill whereby homeowners would ...

Sacramento County is tightening up its environmental rules and penalties
Modesto Bee
There are stricter septic tank regulations to replace severely outdated rules, a new ordinance allowing the department to fine owners of properties with ...

Ghana: Military Cited in Reckless Septic Waste Disposal
AllAfrica.com
They say their ordeal began when the septic tank that served as liquid waste disposal facility for the military academy broke down. ...

Choose plumbing fixtures that will last
Daily Monitor
“Septic tanks are designed to suit the number of users. A recommended septic tank will be designed from usage of 10 up to 400 people,” he says. ..

On septic tanks and Murphy's Law
Winnipeg Sun
That's because the floating switch in our septic tank that tells the pump when to turn on never failed before. We now know the consequences of such an event ...

Keller considers tightening water-well regulation over concerns about nitrate ...
Fort Worth Star Telegram
"Water wells typically come in after the house is built and the septic tank and lateral field [are] put in, so it has kind of all been upon the well driller ...

City, residents talk septic tanks
Suffolk News-Herald
By Tracy Agnew (Contact) | Suffolk News-Herald About half a dozen residents attended a meeting last week to learn more about the city's septic tank pump-out ...

State targets septic tanks with new regulations
Citrus Daily
He was referring to Senate Bill 550, which has been passed and which will strictly enforce septic tank health, regardless of where that tank is. ...

Three die of asphyxia in septic tank
Press Trust of India
New Delhi, May 18 (PTI) Three persons, including a teenager died of asphyxia here when they went down a septic tank to clean it today. ...

Law would mandate care of septic tanks
Online Athens
Officials there were worried about water quality in their reservoir, so they started a septic tank utility, charging property owners a fee to have their ...

2010-05-11T07:14:00.000-04:00

Water, sewer hookups better than alternatives
St. Augustine Record
The Record asked the St. Johns County Environmental Health office for recent septic tank repair permits. Between May 7, 2009 and last Friday, ...

Welcome to Water World
Water World
Water bill mandates septic tank inspections ; BENEFITS It's in line with upcoming EPA rules; would clean waterways. CONCERNS Some worry that it would put a ...

Parents Say Toddler Drowned in Septic Tank
Courthouse News Service
(CN) - The 2-year-old son of migrant farmworkers fell into an uncapped septic tank and drowned in it, the parents say in a claim against their employer, ...

Inspection rule targets Florida septic tank owners
Florida Times-Union
By Steve Patterson Every septic tank in Florida - maybe 2.6 million - will face regular, state-ordered health inspections if Gov. ...

Clayton wants Englewood to act on resident's sewer
Dayton Daily News
Johnson, who lives with his wife Becky and their children at 4313 W. Wenger Road, has a septic tank that is going bad. He was told by the county a new ...

Calabasas divided over septic tanks
Agoura Hills Acorn
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com SCENE—The city charges that septic tank contents spilled here onto Valdez Street, but a resident says the water came from ...

Firefighters Rescue Dog From Septic Tank
WPXI Pittsburgh
Firefighters had to rescue a dog from a septic tank in Washington County on Monday. The incident happened in Nottingham Township. Casey, a bichon frisse, ...

New environmental law targets septic tanks
Daytona Beach News-Journal
It would cost the average septic tank owner about $450 to $500 every three years, said Himschoot, president of Crews Environmental in Fort Myers. ...

2010-05-04T06:49:00.000-04:00

Residents can't wait to get off septic tanks, as Bluffton applies for final ...
Hilton Head Island Packet
"Every now and then the septic tank backs up," he said. "When it floods or rains, you have a mess and you gotta get it cleaned out. As a senior citizen, ...

Bill passed requiring septic tank inspections
MiamiHerald.com
A water clean-up bill that includes inspection of Florida's septic tanks headed to the governor. -- Florida's 2.6 million ...

Septic tanks prompt concern
Coos Bay World
COOS BAY -- Septic tank inspections won't solve the state's budget problems, but local water experts see them as an ...

County pledges to revise Los Olivos plan
Santa Maria Times
Public anger in Los Olivos over Santa Barbara County's proposed solution to the community's septic tank problems has county officials promising to take ...

2010-04-25T08:54:00.000-04:00

Waste not
The Almanac Online
As in a septic tank, bacteria do the work. But instead of minimally treated effluent soaking into a dedicated leach field, Mr. Brownstone told The Almanac, ...

8-year-old Turkish child dies in septic tank
Hurriyet Daily News
A young child died Thursday after falling into a septic tank while running an errand for her mother near her home in the Mediterranean city of Antalya. ...

Septic compliance in county questioned
Gonzales Inquirer

The issue of whether Gonzales County has been handling septic tank inspections properly was the subject of a ...

Letter: Septic tank failures disgrace to community
St. Augustine Record
By Roy O. Barnes Sr. Editor: "Failing septic tanks plague West Augustine." "Septic tanks that are failing, leaking effluent into the water table that ...

Getting the big picture on septic
Coon Rapids Herald
State law requires that within 10 months, the septic system would need to be repaired, Heger said. If a septic tank is not water-tight and does not meet ...

Dayton septic tank conversion project recommended for CDBG funding
Reno Gazette Journal
Lyon County was recommended by the Nevada CDBG Advisory Committee to receive the $75000 for which it applied for the Dayton Septic Tank Reduction Program ...

Council forges ahead on effort to eliminate septic tank use in Springfield
News-Leader.com
Discussing a somewhat unsavory topic at their Tuesday luncheon meeting, City Council members opted to forge ahead to eliminate septic tank use in the city. ...

Proposed septic tank inspections draw ire of residents
Helena Independent Record
Under the proposed new regulations, homeowners would be required to hire a septic-system maintenance company certified by the county to conduct a ...

Septic tank bill wafts toward Senate floor; but Negron doesn't want government ...
Palm Beach Post
"It does not mandate any type of septic tank and it does not create another type of state agency," said Constantine, R-Altamonte Springs. ...

Springs bill still afloat in Senate
Orlando Sentinel (blog)
“Let me clear on what this bill does not do, it does not mandate any type of septic tank and it does not create another type of state agency,” said ...

Pot of federal grant gold not big enough for all
WBIR-TV
The controversy is growing along with the hay now covering Carolyn Hodge's new septic system behind her east Knox County home. "My old septic tank was over ...

Shared septic system urged for Los Olivos
Santa Maria Times
A new report from Santa Barbara County recommends creation of a special services district that would operate a communal septic tank system in the commercial ...

Septic tank issue affects the entire valley
The Desert Sun
Thank you for your excellent, on-point, overview of the septic system issue in Desert Hot Springs. Our water is one of the best in the world and your ...

Greencastle man, 71, gets probation after threat, firing shot
Chambersburg Public Opinion
Piper was at Hill's property to do tests to determine the best location for a septic tank on the property. According to court documents, Piper had knocked ...

Middle ground sought on holding tank requirement
Barnstable Patriot
The Barnstable Board of Health is looking to style an enforcement policy for hair salons on septic systems that protects public health and eases the burden ...

2010-04-14T16:10:00.000-04:00

Chester Heights to cover firehouse repair
Delco News Network
Chester Heights Borough Council voted unanimously on Monday night to cover the entire cost of a new on-site septic tank for the Chester ...

Shared septic system recommended for LO
Santa Ynez Valley News
The recommended Septic Tank Effluent Pump, or STEP system, starts at each business with a grease trap if necessary and treatment in an onsite septic tank. ...

Tanks for nothing
Orlando Sentinel
And yet, because the state doesn't compel septic tank owners to maintain them, many are releasing nitrogen into the soil, which then finds its way to rivers ...

Down the Drain
Salem-News.Com
It was late January when we got our septic tank pumped out for the second time in six months. El Pamperito, also known as El Tucan, is the only game in town ...

Septic discharge raises concern
Charleston Post Courier
AWENDAW--Pumping a septic tank out on the ground just isn't legal, much less sanitary. So a passer-by was outraged to see a hose coming out ...

Assembly seals sewer pipe to septic tank
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
One constant that remains to this day is the need to effectively seal together two pipes or a pipe to a septic tank. It is impossible for a sewer system to ...

Effort to ban septic tank tax is blocked
Traverse City Record Eagle
TRAVERSE CITY -- A proposed $45 assessment on Grand Traverse County septic tank owners is still alive after some county commissioners ...

2010-03-29T07:37:00.000-04:00

Sewer coming to Thomas Crossroads
Newnan Times-Herald
Coweta County will take the money it would have spent on a septic tank for the fire station and use it to fund a line that will connect to the hospital line ...

Ariz. child drowns in septic tank; dad arrested
The Associated Press
An Arizona man has been arrested after his 14-month-old son drowned in an open septic tank. The boy, identified as Aiden Lee Bailey, was pronounced dead ...

2010-03-19T20:26:00.002-04:00

Front Pages Past The Humboldt Beacon
Humboldt Beacon
... that the state department of public health will not permit the continued discharge of the present septic tank effluents into Rohner Creek and the river. ..

KEA: 'No way to legislate complicated problems'
The Spokesman Review (blog)
Kelly said there's good reason for different septic rules in North Idaho's lake country and over the Rathdrum Prairie Aquifer. “A septic tank that may work ...

Homes, beaches losing ground
Cape Cod Times
Given the narrow lot and the house's precarious position, engineers may move it backward and onto pilings, over an existing septic tank, ...

Architect for rapper Eminem, says Marco, Collier construction on the rebound
Naples Daily News
The city's Septic Tank Replacement Program has helped by allow teardowns to rebuild on larger footprints. “Septic tanks worked against larger homes,” he ...

Berkeley Lake considers wildlife feeding law
Gwinnettdailypost.com
Council members also discussed Thursday how to handle septic tank permit violations. Several instances of homes being built and permitted for two bedrooms, ...

Residents in Raleigh 'doughnut' fighting annexation
WRAL.com
Anyone who wants to dump their septic tank and tap into the sewer line would have to pay another $3715. A water line doesn't serve the area, so Winter Park ...

Kailin suing to unblock septic easement
Sequim Gazette
... is suing the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe to reassert ownership of a 30-foot-wide septic easement she says is necessary for her septic tank's drain field. ...

APA stalls a dream
Glens Falls Post-Star
McKeever said a septic tank installed on wetlands will surely fail, but Saheim said he is not so sure. "They're assuming it's going to fail," Saheim said. ...

Search begins for Poplar interchange design team
Newnan Times-Herald
The cost of tapping onto the sewer system is roughly the same as building a septic tank, Gay told the commissioners. The Georgia State Patrol Post, ...

Henderson seeks funds for sewer system
WatertownDailyTimes.com
Mr. Johnson said it costs him $172 each time the septic tank at Rydolph's needs to be pumped. "It can't come fast enough as far as I'm concerned," he said, ...

Homeowners eligible for septic tank pump out grants
Houston Herald
Homeowners living in the Jacks Fork Watershed still have time to obtain grant funds to pump out their septic tanks, a project technician says. ...

Child dies after falling into septic tank
Press Trust of India
Kanpur, Mar 17 (PTI) A nine-year-old child died after he fell into septic tank of a public toilet here, police said today. Raj was playing with his friends ...

County residents express opposition to septic rules
Rapid City Journal
He also said pumping the septic tank disrupts the biological processes of the system. “It looks like the patient is going to die from application of a ...

Sewage Project Could Cause Some To Lose Their Home
KSWT-TV
But residents say it's not enough, for a community where some can't even afford to keep their septic tank contained. The Groenewold's say, "I just hate to ...

2010-03-15T07:27:00.002-04:00

Human waste found to be Pages Creek contaminant
StarNewsOnline.com
That's just as true when you find human waste, since that narrows the source down to a leaky sewer system or septic tank. But the Bayshore area has had ...

Laflin sewer repairs prove less costly
Wilkes Barre Times-Leader
... easements needed to be arranged for about a dozen properties that were scheduled to have their septic tank systems replaced with direct line systems. ...

Levy students turn out to test their knowledge
Chiefland Citizen
“One of the things on a homesite that they check for is the percolation rate for the soil to see if it's a proper site for a septic tank,” Thomas said. ...

Farmers Face EPA Regulations
WMBB-TV
“When you start looking at agriculture, municipalities and other septic tank homeowners, it's going to affect a lot of people in the state potentially,” ...

Avoid a plumbing nightmare
Signal
However, he said you should not use this if you have a septic tank. For severe root problems in sewer lines, you may have to eventually replace the sewer ...

Chesapeake family copes with damaged septic tank
WVEC.com (subscription)
They say the septic tank for the home they rent has been bubbling up and overflowing their toilets, bathtub and sink for months. The family says it's gotten ...

State to have trouble meeting water needs
Gainesville Sun
The report has 13 recommendations dealing with water conservation, alternative water supply projects, reducing nutrients in water, septic tank inspections ...

LRCA heads back to the drawing board
TbNewsWatch.com
Sewer and water systems would need to be installed to replace its current well water and septic tank set up. Many other upgrades to the buildings structure ...

Water, water everywhere
Clay County Leader
Because the ground is so wet, the waste water has no where to go once leaving the septic tank, and backs up into the houses. The reason the aerobic systems ...

85 Percent Weels Inffected E coli Bactery
BeritaJakarta.com
The condition has made residents to build well near septic tank. As the result, 85 percent wells in Jakarta have polluted by Escherichia Coli (E Coli) ...

Buckingham Township shares sewer reg concern
Wayne Independent
The new regulations, which calls for steps to insure septic tank discharges do not impact watersheds deemed to have “exceptional” quality waters, ...

County sewer meeting draws sole attendee
South County Mail
Davis told of finding a rural home using a buried refrigerator as a septic tank, which had rusted through on all sides. Poppis said he has uncovered systems ...

Maryland eases environmental restrictions on some developers
Washington Post
These two, found in lawn fertilizer, pet waste and septic-tank leakage, feed algae blooms that wash downstream and contribute to "dead zones" in the ...

Officials scramble for septage plant fix
Traverse City Record Eagle
BY BRIAN McGILLIVARY TRAVERSE CITY -- Septic tank owners, taxpayers, or both likely will end up on the hook for an expected $300000 hole in Grand Traverse ...

Owner remodels Carter grain bin into living quarters
Great Falls Tribune
To eliminate the need for a septic tank, Thiebes installed an electrical toilet that burns the waste much on the same principle as a self-cleaning oven. ...

House and home make difference
Calgary Herald
-Some builders will not include the cost of the septic tank and field in the base price. The additional cost of this may run upwards of $25000. ...

2010-03-06T07:07:00.002-05:00

County, beach city made fine deal on sewer hook-ups
St. Augustine Record
A homeowner doesn't have to hook up until their existing septic tank fails, a good deal especially for someone who recently bought a septic tank or has one ...

Septic or sewer?
Westport-News
Mark Cooper, director of the Westport Weston Health District, stressed that a properly engineered and maintained septic tank is a positive thing for the ...

Spreading biosolids still the best option
Concord Monitor
... avoiding the odor and risk associated with the practice, as residents will learn as soon as they get a higher bill for having their septic tank pumped out.

CMS ends shipments to GT septage plant
Traverse City Record Eagle
Subsequent studies showed poor design, slipshod construction, and revealed that plant designers far overestimated the amount of septic tank waste that would ...

Faster fixes, more inspections in septic reform
Mankato Free Press
“As a septic tank owner, I worry,” he said. “I'm concerned as there gets to be more regulations.” Glen Schilling, who designs, installs and maintains septic ...

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Gant Daily

Clearfield County Man Fined by DEP
Gant Daily
Septage is partially treated waste stored in a septic tank, which includes scum, effluent and sludge. Septage cannot be applied to the land in Pennsylvania ...

ECUA tracks private Sewage lifts
Pensacola News Journal
But it's better than a septic tank." ECUA is trying to identify all private pump stations, like the one in Fisher's neighborhood. "There is no penalty, ...

Asheville City Council: A more aggressive approach?
Mountain Xpress
"We have a large parcel of land, we use a septic tank, we're on a steep slope," said Arden resident June Patterson, adding that she doesn't vote for Council ...

Springs meeting offers solutions
Chiefland Citizen
A 1000-person municipality wastewater treatment wetland would cover about 5 to 8 acres, and a single family home, using a septic tank, would need a small ...

Local watershed may be key to saving Chesapeake Bay
Lancaster Newspapers
For the homeowner, perhaps it's plugging a gutter into a barrel to catch rainwater, planting a rain garden or checking to see if the septic tank is working ...

For frogs, and perhaps humans, there's something strange in the water
Greenwich Time
"We decided to focus on Avon, because they have outstanding records on who has a septic tank and who's connected to the sewers," Skelly said. ...

Neighbors wrinkle noses over sludge
Republican & Herald
"Scheib spread the sludge just before the big snow storm, and it smelled like you put your head in a septic tank," said Kevin Scheib, who is a member of ...

2010-02-20T07:56:00.002-05:00

Residents seek accountability with septic program
Gaylord Hub
... could recommend installing a minimum of 1500/2 gallon septic tank and 1000 gallon lift tank for all pressurized systems and a 1500/2 gallon septic tank ...

Man pleads guilty to chemical spill
Daily Gleaner
The hexachromium-laced water also leaked out through cracks in the concrete floor and into a floor drain that fed into a septic tank and out into the septic ...

Septic systems planned for Carnegie Beach Club
EastBayRI.com
Northern Waterfront Assoc. proposes to install AdvanTex systems, which Mr. Chateauneuf said treats wastewater “to a higher degree than a septic tank. ...

Septic tank discussion Thursday night in Bellingham
Bellingham Herald
BELLINGHAM - The Whatcom chapter of the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights is sponsoring a discussion on proposed changes to Whatcom County's septic ...

West Milford examines other on-site water treatment options
NorthJersey.com
Septic tank wastewater flows in small increments into the peat filter, where aerobic microorganisms and fungi capture and degrade unwanted nutrients and ...

Beach hookup fee cut 50 percent
St. Augustine Record
She said the 50 percent cut in hookup fees will save some money, but homeowners must also pay $225 cost for a permit to abandon a septic tank and about ...

Texas considers septic tank rules
Scranton Times-Tribune
The new regulations, which are under development and stem from a 2008 court decision, seek to lessen a septic tank's impact on "exceptional" quality ...

'Rogue' roses, and other reader questions
Grand Junction Sentinel
You want to be careful about planting too close to the septic tank, however. Plant roots in the leach field actually help improve water capacity of the ...

County promises report on wastewater
Santa Ynez Valley News
“I have already reworked my septic tank and leach field twice. If it goes out again, I will have to go out of business. Hopefully we can get the draft plan ...

Cleaner campsite
NW Evening Mail
This installation would replace an existing ageing septic tank “which offers unsatisfactory levels of treatment”. He was satisfied the proposal complied ...

Family Evicted During Sewage Dispute With Landlord
KFSM
Gregory says the septic tank was emptied, but soon filled up again, and all the raw waste from the house started filling up their yard. ...

2010-02-11T07:56:00.002-05:00

Reportlinker Adds Global Unsaturated Polyester Resin Market 2010-2015: Trends ...
PR Newswire (press release)
3.26 Percent comparison of petroleum tank shipments by construction material in North America. Fig. 3.27 Percent comparison of septic tank shipments (in ...

Multi-county group forms to address Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
The Arenac County Independent
29, and the group put together three grants that seek aid for phragmites removal, septic tank replacement, and farm runoff. Although the septic tank ...

The Westin septic tank design
Netherlands Antilles Daily Herald
This finger-pointing pertains to the septic tank placed by The Westin, far away from The Westin, but next to the residential area of the Dawn Beach Estates. ...

Belfair Sewer Project Going Full Bore
Kitsap Sun
They'll need to pay a connection fee of $3200 to $5000, another $3000 for a contractor to re-plumb and disconnect their septic tank, and a monthly fee of ...

Tim Carter offers advice on home repairs, including septic-tank cleaning
Washington Post
I've never had a septic tank and now am concerned about how to care for it. How often should I clean my septic tank? Is this something I can do? ...

2010-02-05T10:45:00.002-05:00

Maples can be hard to find; how much organic matter is too much?
Dallas Morning News
We are trying to keep tree roots from growing into the septic tank. The tank is about 15 to 20 feet from the nearest trees, and the closest tree is a ...

Wayne County Residents confused, concerned about tougher rules on septic tanks
Scranton Times-Tribune
The rules stem from a 2008 court decision that said the department must ensure septic tank discharges do not impact watersheds deemed to have "exceptional" ...

Texans wait and see on sewer
Wayne Independent
By Tammy Compton Will homeowners in a high quality watershed have to have their septic tank cleaned once every three years? That's what Texas Township ...

Inspections recommended for homebuyers, sellers
Wickenburg Sun
While the costs of most inspections are paid by the buyers, if the property's waste disposal system is a septic tank, the sellers are responsible for the ..

eptic-to-cistern conversion banks rainwater for irrigation
Marconews
Mario Sanchez Marco resident and business owner Shannon Cain explains how the septic tank turned rain water cistern works, while proud owner Mario Sanchez, ...

2010-01-29T07:48:00.002-05:00

Oregon hits coast RV park owner with big sewage fine
OregonLive.com
On at least three occasions -- in July, November and December -- untreated sewage or septic tank effluent spilled onto the ground within the park, DEQ said. ...

Town to pay for sewer woes
Windsor Star
When the Brigleys built their home five years ago, they were denied a septic tank permit because a connection to a sewage treatment system was promised in ...

Nobody speaks to County Council on building permit fee costs
Bellingham Herald
Instead, most people on hand, especially members of the Citizens' Alliance for Property Rights, were there to give the council an earful about septic tank ...

Wake County's water quality report card
Raleigh Public Record
Most use a treatment chain involving a septic tank that breaks down waste using bacteria and removes solids, a filter system that collects particulates and ...

Big cigar keeps environment clean
Jakarta Post
Seen from a distance, the giant septic tank installation made from High Density Polyethylene (HDPE), resembles a giant balloon that has been planted in the ...

HIGHS & LOWS
Flathead Beacon
SEPTIC TANKS – A local attorney is filing a lawsuit after the 2007 drowning death of a young Kalispell boy in a septic tank, charging that manufacturers do ...

Tyrone OKs storage shed at soccer fields
Fayette Daily News
The council heard comments from resident Dwan Taylor, who also cited infrastructure problems with his septic tank and flooding in his driveway after heavy ...

Whatcom County septic system rules may be eased
TheNewsTribune.com
John Wolpers, the county's environmental health manager, said he's prepared to work with the council on septic tank regulations. ...

McInnis residents file suit
Water World
They claim the defendants' failure to follow local ordinances caused improper drainage that led to their homes being flooded and their having septic tank ...

2010-01-21T15:42:00.002-05:00

Irmo woman upset after septic tank work left incomplete
WIS
(WIS) - A viewer in Irmo has run into trouble with the work being done on her septic tank. ...

Sewer hook up deal stinks, say Brookswood neighbourhood
BCLocalNews
Langley Times The chance to do away with a septic tank for a hook up to the 200 Street sewer line connection has turned out to be an ...

Airport Authority seeks environmental projects
The News Herald
... county project to pave 6000 feet of a county road to prevent erosion into Burnt Mill Creek; and a septic tank conversion project at Grand Lagoon. ...

All rivers in Central Java polluted, says green agency
Jakarta Post
To deal with the challenges, the Surakarta municipal administration has launched a mass septic tank program, in which all household waste are channeled ...

How green is your pet?
Fall River Herald News
Some pet owners also swear by the Doggie Dooley, a pet-waste disposal system similar to a very small septic tank. Just bury the small container in your yard ...

2010-01-16T07:08:00.002-05:00

Franklin Twp. wants residents to register septic systems; goal is routine pumping
Hunterdon County Democrat - NJ.com
“For a homeowner, the septic tank closest to his well is his own… pumping your tank is cheap insurance.” McGeary said that as important as protecting the ...

Arthur Willette: A fee for replenishing the groundwater?
La Crosse Tribune
I have a private well and a septic tank in my backyard that I have to have pumped every two years per law. I think this is a bogus bill that the town of ..

In the garden: Extension centers play a vital role in community
Norwich Bulletin
So the next time you need information about your garden, lawn, septic tank or how to get your elderly aunt food stamps, just pick up the phone and dial ...

Local farmers work on improving the North Canadian watershed upstream from the ...
Oklahoma Gazette
“There are many possible sources of bacteria and nutrients that can be contaminants: storm water runoff from municipal systems, old septic tank systems and ...

Search continues for Macon gunman
Tuskegee News
Hopson, 46, of Lee County, was shot in the legs with a 12-gauge shotgun while allegedly cleaning a septic tank at 264 Rodgers Road in Macon County at ...

Travellers living in Holywell's Dollar Park submit revised plan for site to ...
Flintshire Chronicle
... including the laying of additional hardstanding, installation of a septic tank, erection of fencing, erection of six amenity buildings and formation of ...

Planners look to save on septic tank options
Tallahassee Democrat
By TaMaryn Waters • DEMOCRAT STAFF WRITER • January 13, 2010 Only one high-performance septic system could meet the strict standards currently outlined in ...

Cape Coral green consultant lives by example
The News-Press
The big pit in the backyard is dirty, the old septic tank in the front yard covered by a piece of wood. In a few months both pits will be filled with ...

Calabasas begins crackdown on old septic tank systems
Agoura Hills Acorn
By Joann Groff joann@theacorn.com Moving to comply with a new city ordinance, Calabasas property owners have begun inspections of their septic tank systems. ...

200 fox snakes moved
Chicago Tribune
... Wednesday when she came by to watch as some of those western fox snakes were moved to a new winter home in an old septic tank buried near Fourth Lake. ...

EZset by Infiltrator
Construction and Maintenance News
Infiltrator Systems acquires EZ Set Company, a manufacturer of septic tank risers and lids. EZ Set risers and lids are compatible with all septic tanks and ...

First political committee launches in 2010 Marco election as ballots are mailed
Marco Eagle
Currently, voters have no mechanism to fight resolutions, such as those passed by council for the Septic Tank Replacement Program. ...

Warren Township Mayor Garafola details 2010 priorities
NJ.com
Besides putting pressure on the state to restore the aforementioned 5% cut, the mayor plans to convince it to pay for the home septic tank certification ...

Wet weather means trouble for area septic tanks and drain fields
WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
"I hate to see them even spend the money to pump 'em because they're filling up with groundwater so fast," said Roy Wood, owner of Wood Septic Tank Co. in ...

Hampton Roads' rainfall creating problems for septic tanks
Daily Press
"Since the nor'easter, we have been busier than I ever remember being," said Leland Duck, owner of Duck's Septic Tank Service in Windsor. ...

Schoolyard Contaminated With Oil
WFSB
Most of it seeped into a drain that leads to the building's septic tank and Leach Fields behind the school. Superintendent John Welch said the Department of ...

Results tagged “Alnmouth Golf Club” from Northumberland communities - Alnwick
Alnwick
The scheme, which will begin on Monday and take up to nine months to complete, will involve installing a new septic tank and 250 metres of sewer and outfall ...

2010-01-02T07:57:00.002-05:00

Support builds for septic tank conversions
Marco Eagle
Christine Harrison, Special To The Eagle Marco Island resident Dr. Mario Sanchez's own septic tank to cistern conversion is about ...

DEP releases Lower St. Johns River Tributaries Basin Management Action Plan
Beaches Leader
City of Jacksonville - Prioritization of septic tank phase-out in these 10 tributaries, inspections of private wastewater infrastructure, ...

The Top 10 Stories of 2009
White County News-Telegraph
The facility, located in southern White County, sprays treated septic-tank waste on fields. Neighbors claim it's a health hazard, but a federal study in ...

RWQCB adopts waste discharge requirements for Orange Grove plant
Village News Network
The only water discharged from the power plant on-site will be from the irrigation system and the conventional septic tank system. ...

Blowing in the wind: Clagett calls for more clotheslines
Frederick News Post (subscription)
Setting up monitoring of septic tank pumping trucks to make sure the sewage is disposed of properly at a sewage treatment plant. The program would be funded ...

Environmental crews mop up fuel spill at Preston school
Norwich Bulletin
... up the area of the septic tank and leaching area, tearing through the pavement of the playground and creating massive piles of soil in the parking area. ...

Year in Review: More from March
The Interior News
A five-year-old Hagwilget boy was in critical condition at a Vancouver hospital after falling into a septic tank after attending a Sunday night feast. ...

All about Amendment G
Marco Eagle
The most recent capital project, the Septic Tank Replacement Program, generated a lot of debate. However, council passed this by resolution,

Traveller fears for village
Hampshire Chronicle
Two caravans, hard-standing and a septic tank have already been installed without planning permission in a field at Ropley. The issue, which prompted 100 ...

Botswana Waste management gets recognition at last
Business Diary
Solid wastes include domestic or household waste, human wastes such as night soils, ashes from incinerators, septic tank sludge and sludge from sewage ...

Sewage spills into Moose Jaw River
CBC.ca
The amount spilled is roughly equivalent to what could be held by 24 septic tank trucks. The city said in a release there is no danger to the public but it ...

Infiltrator Systems Acquires EZ Set
Water Online (press release)
Infiltrator Systems continues its septic industry leadership with the acquisition of the EZ Set Company, a manufacturer of septic tank risers and lids. ...

Stone County finds solution to address faulty septic systems
News-Leader.com
Other communities across Missouri require septic tank inspections at the point of sale. But it is rare for an entire county to enforce such a rule ...

Reindeer and Cape Wind; Mustafa Stands Behind Former Constable; Cooking oil in ...
Cape Cod Today (blog)
Davison denied pouring the oil into the septic tank.. Broadsider. Tensions on the Falmouth Board of Selectmen continued to fester this week after it was ...

Live-in boyfriend ties up woman and threatens to put her in septic tank
Lufkin Daily News
A woman's live-in boyfriend tied her up with rope and threatened to put her in a septic tank, according to a police report. A man's furniture was reported ...

Editorial: Fee surest answer to septage woes
Traverse City Record Eagle
In the end, imposing a county wide fee on septic tank owners is probably the surest monetary solution to Grand Traverse County's long-running septage plant ...

SOME RESIDENTS SURPRISED ABOUT COMING SEWER CONNECTION
Osoyoos Times
While she agrees taking care of the lake is important, she doesn't see that her septic tank, which is approximately 500 metres away from the lake, ...

2009-12-20T09:41:00.002-05:00

Cleaning up Lake of the Ozarks a vast challenge
Water World
20--LAKE OF THE OZARKS The county health official could barely believe her eyes when she spotted the do-it-yourself septic tank. There it was, buried in the ...

County eyes pollution
Tampa Tribune
... WESLEY CHAPEL - Somewhere off the unpaved western end of Chancey Road, near the on-again, off-again stream known as New River, a septic tank is leaking. ...

For a cleaner environment: Manila Water expands wastewater services
Philippine Star
Manila Water now operates 93 desludging trucks within the East Zone and sends all its septage (septic tank sludge) to either of its two SpTPs where the ...

Waccamaw water quality project to expand in Columbus
FayObserver.com
Fecal coliform levels can point to public sewage or private septic tank problems, Ellis said. The Waccamaw River in South Carolina has been designated a ...

Ingles finally coming to Mills River
BlueRidgeNow.com
"It will bring some much-needed sewer to the property owners (along the line being extended to Ingles) that might have septic tank issues," Snyder said. ...\

Lake Tarpon-area sewer service expanding
Suncoast News
The sewer expansion program is intended to get houses off the septic-tank systems environmentalists say are contributing to the pollution of Lake Tarpon. ...

Durand woman, School Board clash over easement, drainage tile
Argus Press
... from the premises, excepting that from a septic tank, over the land owned by parties of the first part and located immediately north of the premises. ...

Newspaper to take stance on Marco's amendments
Marco Eagle
... expenditures exceeding $12 million, except expenditures relating to the Septic Tank Replacement Program and the Wastewater Treatment Facility expansion. ...

Rain and runoff pose challenges for City officials
Friday Flyer
Together, all of the members of the Quail Valley Task Force are committed to searching for a solution to the septic tank problem in Quail Valley. ...

South briefs -- 12/18
Press-Enterprise
The city is providing interested residents with phone numbers of local businesses that have agreed on a fixed price for septic tank pumping. ...

Good deed stirs legal wrangling
Sacramento Bee
The property is vacant, they said, but connected to electricity, well water and a septic tank. "We were trying to do a good deed," said Burkett. ...

Government of Canada Awards $216000 to Campor Inc. for the Manufacture of ...
Market Wire (press release)
... equipment to convert municipal and septic tank mud and wastewater into combustible material intended for household furnaces and industrial boilers. ...

1200 gallons of cooking oil found in home septic tank
Boston Herald
By George Brennan / Cape Cod Times SANDWICH — The police and the town's health department are investigating an unusual find in a septic system — 1200 ...

Septic system fund overwhelmed
Bethany Beach Wave
The $1.2 million project will take the facility off its existing septic tank as the state toughens rules on private waste disposal system requirements. ...

Taylor Town Council Approves Harvest Valley Area Easement
AzJournal.com
Wastewater treatment plant operator Rick Evans explained that septage is what is pumped out of a septic tank and they have created a place for businesses to ...

Planning commission approves industry expansion
South Carolina Now
Now, every single lot must get a permit to construct a septic tank. The change occurred because of a lawsuit against DHEC. Finally, Culbertson suggested the ...

2009-12-15T18:59:00.002-05:00

Council approves zone change for transfer station
Block Island Times
The regulations were rewritten to codify the process for dealing with septic tank violations and collecting fines. The Sewer Commission was forced to ...

Tips for home buyers and their land
Zanesville Times Recorder
Ground water can flood basements, cause septic tank absorption fields to fail or prevent plants and lawns from thriving. The survey provides an estimate of ...

Green Lake to voice concerns over tax
Traverse City Record Eagle
It's the next to last stop on Childs' tour of township boards to explain a proposal to levy about $43 a year on all septic tank owners in the county to ...

Townships seek control of BPW
Traverse City Record Eagle
The nine-member BPW will decide in 2010 if the county should levy annual property tax assessments of about $43 on all septic tank owners. ...

2 detained in septic tank murders
AsiaOne
MUAR: Police have detained two Indonesians in connection with the murder of two of their compatriots found stuffed in a septic tank in a farm near here on ...

Restaurant stench getting up neighbour's nose
Newbury Weekly News Group
By Reporter, newburytoday.co.uk A STENCH emanating from Marco Pierre White's septic tank could be a health hazard, according to a fed-up neighbour. ...

Dry Creek contaminated with sewage
Paradise Post
A drain line for the above-ground septic tank froze, causing the three inch line to break and dump between 1000 and 3000 gallons of seweage down a driveway ...

Regulators insist on fines for water utilities
BusinessWorld Online
Environment officials are claiming that Manila Bay has become one big septic tank because of lack of wastewater treatment plants.

Missing workers found stuffed in septic tank
AsiaOne
MUAR, MALAYSIA: A foul stench from a septic tank at a vegetable farm at Parit Amat, Jalan Temenggong Ahmad in Parit Bakar here, led to a gruesome find for ...

Hotel Manager convicted for environmental offence
Ghana News Agency
The convict, Abena Anoba, charged with spillage of offensive effluent from septic tank into a public way pleaded guilty. ...

Lyon Utilities seeks CDBG funds for septic tank reduction project
Reno Gazette Journal
This project is for planning and design purposes with Workman noting the overall construction costs for septic tank conversion to the sewer system being ...

Residents Raise a Stink Over New Sewer System
WHAG
Another concern is why a sewer system was put into neighborhoods that have septic tank systems, making residents pay for not hooking up. ..

Toddlers body found in septic tank, 16 property code violations issued
Justice News Flash
A toddler was found dead in septic tank close to him parents home. Missing child from Florida found dead in septic tank. A toddler was tragically found dead ...

Village seeks approval, money for sewer projects
Cibola County Beacon
He noted problems with some of the private septic systems in this part of the subdivision. “There are two septic tank systems that have to be pumped ..

Sewers, streets cost us big
Canada.com
Orpen wants the city to live up to its promise so he can rid his Lake View Crescent property of the septic tank at his home. Despite hearing time after time ...

Focus on goal, not method of effluent disposal
Winnipeg Free Press
So there was much excitement over the installation of a septic tank and field on the farm, because it was connected to the indoor plumbing added when the ...

Sewer service could expedite new firehouse
Mount Airy News
He said that in planning the new building, the fire department doesn't want to install a septic tank — an alternative to using a public system — then later ...

New septic tank ruling will affect area washes
Carwash Online
JONESBORO , AR — Jonesboro City Water and Light said it will no longer take septic tank waste and businesses, including carwashes, are now in limbo, ...

Be a grease buster and don't strain your drains
Daily Press
Washing and cooking for four girls meant the grease trap and its sibling septic tank were always working as hard as they could. ...

Retiree loses septic tank battle with city
Tuscaloosa News
Peak didn't register his tank, she said, because he doesn't believe that the city has the authority to govern septic tank use in the county. ...

2009-11-30T06:53:00.002-05:00

Missing 2-year-old boy's body found in septic tank in Valrico
Tampabay.com
Gee said Luis was found about 2 pm after someone who lives in the area called authorities and suggested that they check the septic tank.

Child's Body Found In Septic Tank
CBS 4
(AP) ― Authorities have found a child's body inside a Hillsborough County septic tank. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office spokesman JD Callaway said ...

2500 lbs. of grease for recycling
Arizona Daily Star
Radomsky and Otto said they wouldn't dump the grease down the drain anyway because they have a septic tank. When grease and oil coagulates in the sewer ...

Water district board searches for direction
Pahrump Valley Times
"There were no instances of septic tank contamination at that time.," Lamm said. But she suggested it might be time to do another survey. ...

Plum planners look to future with new comprehensive plan
Tarentum Valley News Dispatch
By Karen Zapf, TRIBUNE-REVIEW Debelak, 65, a Plum resident for 56 years who has a septic tank, wants the borough to focus more on offering sewer connections ...

Not everyone has lots to eat
NorthJersey.com
Maj has been calling the contractor all week to pump out the septic tank, but they never showed." Well, it backed up into the beautiful house in nothing ...

City going out to bid for water and sewer line extension project
Reno Gazette Journal
... northwest area and extend the city's wastewater collection system to facilitate industrial development, allowing for the closure of septic tank systems. ...

System failure
Youngstown Vindicator
The new regulation didn't help them get their problem with the septic tank's appearance fixed. They needed legal action to do that. ...

Dale Irvin's Friday Funnies
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)
The man was arrested on drug charges and had his septic tank destroyed so now, quite literally, he doesn't have a pot to…do anything in. ...

Seniors suffer in troubled California subdivision
The Associated Press
... after Lo's departure, a resident spoke with the driver of a tanker truck and learned he was making weekly visits to Peppertree to empty a septic tank. ...

2009-11-19T09:31:00.002-05:00

Fort Drum contract cited in fraud report
MyABC50.com
A septic tank contract at Fort Drum is one of those cited in a government report on fraud, according to the Associated Press. ...

Review Finds Fraud in Contracts Awarded in Disabled Veterans' Program
New York Times
... evidence that a veteran-owned business was a shell company for another firm that actually did the work, involving septic tank service at Army posts. ...

Peralta to restructure its sewer lines
Valencia County News Bulletin
The measure includes plans to drain, collapse and fill a septic tank working crews discovered in front of the building. The work, which includes a lift ...

Raw Sewage Inundates West Central Fresno Neighborhood
ABC30.com
A concrete slab is the only thing separating Rils from what's inside her septic tank. Unfortunately she is too familiar with this mess and its health risks. ...

25 work to free horse
Bendigo Advertiser
A HORSE, a broken septic tank, a vet, a crane and 25 CFA and SES personnel - this was the scene at a Barkers Creek property late on Monday night. ...

Woman prime suspect in septic tank murder
Stabroek News
Reports are that his nude body was dumped in the septic tank, along with a mattress, sheet and pillow, after he was fatally stabbed some time between ...

Animals help an injured Santa in 'Madagascar' special
Tampa Tribune
In the two weeks leading up to taping "Millionaire," Burress says her septic tank broke, both cars needed repair and her air conditioner and dryer all ...

Despite eminent domain vote, rights remain an issue
Fort Worth Business Press
“We might have missed something in the appraisal process, we may have overlooked a septic tank and [the owner] says this looks good but we have a septic ...

Dead Baby Found in Septic Tank
Liberian Daily Observer
MONROVIA – A baby was discovered dead in a septic tank at a public outhouse on Perry Street in Monrovia. The child was discovered between 8 am and 9 am ...

Mother repairs septic tank, has nothing left for kids for Christmas
Anderson Independent Mail
But all that changed when the septic tank in her backyard quit working. Money she'd saved to buy her two girls, 16-year-old Anna and 10-year-old Lisa, ...

Steuben man killed in accident during wood delivery
Bangor Daily News
Tabbutt said the tank was located behind a local home and was likely an abandoned septic tank. Tabbutt was assisted at the scene by the Cherryfield Fire ...

Zuma Jay's righteous choice: clean water
Los Angeles Times
The water board's septic moratorium zone is too large, he said, and he cited two studies suggesting it's not entirely clear that septic tank leaching is ...

2009-11-08T13:07:00.002-05:00

Sewer project to finish mid-2011
The Free Lance-Star
He will be glad to see his old septic tank demolished in the process. "Now when it rains and the water table rises, we can't wash clothes or use the ...

Malibu Bans Septic Tanks, Residents Steamed
NBC Los Angeles
Mark Abramson, director of watershed programs with Santa Monica Baykeeper, predicted a "blood bath" if the board approves the septic tank ban, ...

Nye assumes commercial septic tank inspections
Pahrump Valley Times
ISDS stands for individual sewage disposal systems, the types of septic tanks used in residences. OSDS stands for on-site sewage disposal systems, ...

Malibu picks sewers over smell
Los Angeles Times
The Malibu septic-tank-versus-sewers issue has finally been settled after years of debate, according to "Septic tanks on their way out in Malibu" at ...

Income survey for Mark Twain-area subdivisions underway
Reno Gazette Journal
The Lyon County Utilities director said there the density of the septic tanks poses threats to production wells in the area from the septic tank effluent ...

The muck stops here: Bureaucracy may be at the root of septic tank problem
Columbia Missourian
... the Health Department, said "there would not necessarily be any notification" of DNR if the Health Department were to find a malfunctioning septic tank. ...'

County responds to septage issue
Mount Shasta Herald
The cost of pumping a septic tank currently ranges from $250 to $400 depending on the location and size of the tank. Cost increases of 30% or more, ...

Chancellor rules for defendant in septic system case
Marshall County Tribune
Donna Salyers of Buchanan Street sued John Hill of Morgan Avenue in late March, complaining that Hill's septic tank is on her property and it's hindering ...

Costs compound septic system problems at Lake of the Ozarks
Columbia Missourian
A septic tank is a watertight container, usually underground, that separates solid materials from wastewater. Depending on the size of the house, the tank ...

Something is rotten in the state of our sewage
Jakarta Post
“In the next 10 to 20 years, Jakarta will still be dominated by the septic tank scheme, combined with the neighborhood or regional waste management system,” ...

GT County to discuss septage tax
Traverse City Record Eagle
Plante & Moran said a tax on septic tank owners provides a more stable flow of plant funding while spreading the cost to residents over several years. ...

Supes OK new wastewater district
The Commercial Dispatch
“You can have more houses for an area than with the current situation of requiring a certain amount of acreage for a septic tank and field line. ...

Mount Laurel residents reject sewer plan
phillyBurbs.com
The price for pumping out a system depends on the size of the septic tank and could cost hundreds of dollars. The average monthly sewer bill in the township ...

2009-10-30T18:06:00.000-04:00

440000 must buy septic tank licence -- Gormley
Irish Independent
MORE than 400000 homeowners will be forced to buy a licence for their septic tank under new laws planned for next year. ...

Village faced with sewage spills
Weston & Somerset Mercury
HUMAN waste has been overflowing into gardens and roads from a communal septic tank in a village near Weston. Wessex Water is having to step in with plans ...

Housing Estates in Sleman Suggested to Create Communal Septic Tank Systems
Tempo Interaktif
TEMPO Interactive, Sleman: Every housing estate in the Sleman area is recommended to create communal septic tanks in their neighborhoods. ...

Bollinger Septic: your septic solution
Tri County Record
Services include waste water and septic hauling for residential, commercial and municipal properties. The company recommends that you have your septic tank ...

Composting portable loo wins business challenge
New Zealand Herald
Ledwith said the septic tank law change was a particularly important development for Green Loos. "For any company to succeed or sell you want a compelling ...

2009-10-26T18:55:00.000-04:00

Where do your drains empty out?
Tucson Citizen
Do you know if your home uses a septic tank or if you're on a city sewer line? Do you know if the house you're thinking about buying uses a septic system? ...

Water, sewage woes threaten Calaveras
Stockton Record
Waste from the county's 17000 septic tanks is usually trucked to Oakland, adding to the cost of the disposal. Because of the added expense, many septic-tank ...

Don't walk on the … septic tank
Tucson Citizen
Don't drive or park your car over the septic system. It's buried—but not deep. The weight of a car can damage pipes or the tank. ...

Yes, your septic tank needs regular maintenance
Tucson Citizen
Like everything else in your house, your septic tank needs some attention every now and then. Call a pumping company once every three to fiveyears. ...