As the country was settled over a few hundred years, we were primarily a rural and agrarian population. Houses located in the middle of a hundred acres of land had the same requirements for their ...

Having a septic system is a necessity and can be unsightly with aboveground pipes, risers, ventilation systems, or large mounds. However, homeowners can carefully landscape around these problem items.

Let’s be honest. Designing a septic system in Northwest Arkansas is a little like trying to install plumbing on the surface of the moon—only with more rocks and red tape. Let’s be honest. Designing a ...

Staff from Summit County’s environmental health department presented to the Summit Board of County Commissioners at a Jan. 13 ...

The Logan-Hocking school superintendent was at a meeting at Logan High School in the spring when he smelled sewage. Stephen Stirn asked a maintenance worker if there was a problem in the building. No, ...

Citing a lack of manpower and a request from the state, the Frederick County Health Department will no longer design a key part of home septic systems, although the department will still be ...