When it rains heavily, these systems are designed to overflow into nearby rivers and bays to avoid backing up into people’s homes. As climate change brings more and heavier rain storms to the ...

Without a drainfield, septic tanks would overflow, creating runoff and a bad odor in your yard. When everything is working well, the soil in the drainfield filters the wastewater, and natural ...

Septic tanks are large underground containers ... Others don't allow them at all, due to the environmental risk if one ever ...

Officials agree that stemming nitrogen pollution’s impact on the Buzzards Bay watershed is an expensive proposition. But ...