As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Not all homes are connected to a city’s sewer system. Homes that do not have a direct connection to the city sewer will typically have a septic system. A septic system consists of a buried ...

more than 50 percent because a septic-waste disposal site in neighboring Amador County is running out of room. Amador notified Calaveras recently that it was imposing a surcharge of 15 cents per ...

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 ...

Not all homes are connected to a city’s sewer system. It’s important to know whether or not yours is connected. Homes that do not have a direct connection will typically have a septic system. A septic ...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (KY3) - An Ozarks group is offering incentives to maintain septic tanks. About 25% of Missouri homes have septic tanks. Those septic tanks can affect the quality of our groundwater, ...

If you own a home and are not on a public sewage system, chances are you have a private septic system. A septic system is composed of a septic tank and a leaching field that are connected together via ...

For four days, Kristina Frazier and her family found themselves without water in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. The family's septic tank was full and backing up into their home. With sewage ...