Raw sewage is escaping treatment throughout Ohio, potentially contaminating ground water, creeks and lakes thanks in part to lax enforcement of a hodgepodge of rules. State and local health officials ...

Before the installation of a new septic tank and finger system, this homeowner was curious about where the existing tank and drainage tile were located in their yard. The homesite was mapped to locate ...

A hatch to a septic system spreading underground hides under a blanket of snow. (Photo: Donna Kallner) One day last summer when I was working the U.S. Census, I visited a cluster of homes on a narrow ...