Every time Isaias Martinez flushes the toilet or washes his hands, he risks losing his home. The septic tank behind the newly constructed house he bought for $627,000 two years ago started leaking ...

Before JEA finished the multimillion dollar installation of sewer lines in Biltmore, the disruptive work dug trenches so deep it look like small explosions had detonated in the Northwest Jacksonville ...

The city of Jacksonville and JEA work off a ranked list of 35 neighborhoods for conversion from septic tanks to sewer service, a costly undertaking that totals about $1.6 billion for every area on the ...

The average septic tank has a capacity of 1,250 gallons. If it were installed above ground, it would be rather hard to ignore. But a septic tank’s work is best done beneath the surface of your ...

San Juan County has seen five instances in five years of people falling into open septic tanks. In three of those cases, the person died. There are believed to be approximately 30,000 active septic ...

When you flush, shower or run your garbage disposal, that waste has to go somewhere. For most U.S. homes, it’s taken care of by municipal sewers. But if you happen to be a homeowner living in a rural ...