Sean Kennedy was so enthralled with his purchase -- a sprawling, four-bedroom house in the Beacon Hill development near Leesburg -- that he paid little attention to the green containers in the back ...

Gov. Timothy M. Kaine has not decided whether to sign legislation to nullify Loudoun County's five-year moratorium on the installation of alternative septic systems. The General Assembly gave final ...

The Wellfleet Board of Health is working on regulations that would require owners of central district properties with cesspools and failing septic systems to upgrade ...

The Massachusetts Alternative Septic System Test Center (MASSTC) in Sandwich has received nearly $3.3 million in state and federal funds to expand its wastewater research facility. Pollution from ...

Nitrogen pollution from the septic systems that serve 70 percent of Suffolk homes can foul drinking water and seriously damage aquatic life in troubled waterways such as Brookhaven's Forge River. It's ...

Out of sight, out of mind? If your home has a private septic system in Pierce County, you might receive a letter saying you need to get it inspected — even if you’re not seeing any problems with it.