Heavy rainfall and flooding can lead to problems with septic tank backups, meaning sewage can flow back into homes. Officials with the Cape Girardeau County Health Center say there are some things ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This trench was dug to help alleviate rainwater issues in the yard of Roosevelt Jones, whose septic system has increasingly failed ...

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Legislation that would require regular septic tank inspections began moving in the Florida House on Tuesday as lawmakers work to address water quality problems that contributed to last year’s ...

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Septic-to-sewer conversion is the policy, but until enough sewage treatment plants are built, there will be septic systems ...