As Jennifer Loughran led a tour of Barnstable Clean Water Coalition’s Shubael Pond Project, she called a newly installed NitROE wastewater treatment septic system a “living laboratory.” “Maybe ...

PLYMOUTH – It didn’t have the deep, low voice of warning that is best exemplified by a fog horn, but the Board of Health’s decision to postpone a decision on a request for variances for a residential ...

The installation of innovative-alternative septic systems is being considered as a means of helping reduce the total nitrogen load in Megansett Harbor in North Falmouth. On August 31, the Falmouth ...

Suffolk officials on Monday presented a draft of a new code that would legalize new nitrogen-reducing septic systems for individual homes, and detailed a plan to identify where efforts targeting the ...

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 ...

Key Takeaways Mountain terrain and rocky soils present significant challenges for septic installation and maintenance. Proper design and professional support are essential for reliable wastewater ...