If your home isn't hooked up to a municipal sewer system, your alternative is a septic system, which includes a container buried underground on your property that holds and treats the water and waste ...

Dear Angie: We're looking to purchase a new home that will need a septic system. How much will it cost to buy and install one? — Robert S., Washington, Ill. Dear Robert: For new construction — a brand ...

Highlights On average, the cost to clean a septic tank ranges between $250 to $550, with a national average cost of $400. Septic tank cleaning costs are made up of several factors, some of which are ...

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 ...

Miami-Dade County has finally unveiled its plan to address its 120,000 septic tanks, the aging (and often failing) concrete boxes that can leak human waste into groundwater and Biscayne Bay — a ...

Home insurance may pay to repair septic tanks that are damaged by an event your policy covers. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

Seminole commissioners were hit with a stunning dose of sticker shock this week after learning a state requirement to convert most septic tanks near the Wekiva River and Gemini Springs to sewer ...