The U.S. septic industry serves roughly 21 million households, with about one in five American homes relying on septic systems rather than municipal sewer connections. Despite the size of the market, ...

Voluntary testing and long timelines hinder consolidation and remediation. Private wells unregulated; consolidation and cleanup likely years to decades away. Kathleen Quinn reported this story while ...

Environmental advocates worry its storied tenure might be coming to an end under plans to strip it of environmental-permitting authority.

Pretty much RV that’s built some sort of self-contained standard has a tank for fresh water. You fill that tank and can use it for drinking water, showers, and cleaning food. But there can be a hidden ...

A sewer main break discharging untreated wastewater into Olcott Harbor that was first identified on March 3 was successfully contained early Tuesday, according to Town of Newfane Supervisor John ...

A major sewer pipe collapse has dumped hundreds of millions of gallons of sewage into the Potomac River, highlighting a nationwide problem involving failing infrastructure.

Failing septic systems threaten lakes and groundwater, but Michigan remains the only state without uniform regulations.

The city of Florence is working to address repeated sewage overflows into Jeffries Creek after the South Carolina Department of Environmental Services reported more than a dozen overflow incidents in ...

New testing by the Potomac Riverkeeper Network suggests sewage-contaminated water may still be reaching the Potomac River through a tributary that runs beneath ...

A Virginia boater is suing DC Water, saying its negligence led to a massive sewage leak into the Potomac River.

A Wood Manor apartment homes resident says raw sewage has been backing up into her home, leaving her family without a working toilet for roughly half of each month.