The deep freeze is taking a toll on septic systems. Sewer service companies say they’ve had several calls to repair frozen systems. “It’s been pretty much seven days a week,” Keith Valento with Smilie ...

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Maybe the most dreaded of home system breakdowns is the septic system. A malfunction can, at best, prevent your toilets from flushing — at the very worst, ...

A major UN report released this week shows the sea level is rising around the globe, which means people who live in coastal cities face real risks from losing their property, and in some cases their ...

A waiver request for a well isolation at a Kings Highway property in Zionsville tied to a septic system sparked a debate concerning whether Upper Milford Township Supervisors should investigate the ...

When it comes to pollution in the Indian River Lagoon, everyone has a boogeyman. In a year when a record manatee die-off put lagoon pollution under a microscope, some blame Lake Okeechobee's ...

A man reported a foul smell coming from outside his home at 7:14 p.m. Jan. 15. Police and firefighters responded and determined that the issue was with the man’s septic system, as its contents were ...

EAST MOLINE -- After trying for three weeks to get their landlord to address a septic system problem, an East Moline family will spend the holiday weekend with raw sewage backing up into their ...

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