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Lake City is moving ahead with its plan to convert septic systems into sewer connections at an RV park community, with some challenges anticipated as residents prepare to temporarily relocate. On Jan.

When Floridians think about water pollution, many picture visible problems like red tide blooms, dead fish or closed beaches. But some of the most serious threats to Florida’s water quality are far ...

As the 2026 legislative session nears the end, multiple bills aimed at improving the state's child welfare system have been discussed.Senate bill 937 is among t Cabell County officials address recent ...

I’ve tried every garage bike-storage cliché. Ceiling hooks. Front-wheel gutters. Systems that look great until you need the bike in the middle and topple a domino row of derailleurs and stanchions.

There are 360,000 older septic systems in Suffolk County and about 35,000 on the North Shore of Nassau, most of them slowly leeching nitrogen into the groundwater and Long Island’s streams, rivers and ...

The South Carolina Supreme Court on Dec. 18 paused the proposed development of a new community in Awendaw that would have brought about 200 septic tank-dependent homes across 182 acres on the town’s ...

LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Southern Nevada Health District wants your input on proposed septic system regulations. District officials have begun sending out surveys to people who might be affected by the ...

As the Baltimore County Council considers a bill that would allow property owners with septic systems a choice in connecting to the public sewer system, some affected Perry Hall residents are looking ...

PITTSBURGH, Nov. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- "I wanted to provide RVers with a simple and effective means of clearing a clog or blockage in the septic system," said an inventor, from Gillette, Wy, "so I ...

EDISTO ISLAND — Across 11 generations and more than three centuries, Tom Austin's family has called the area in and around this sea island home. As Austin drove his car down tree-shaded lanes, he ...

LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. — Homeowners in Lexington County’s Congaree Creek Watershed may qualify for financial assistance to repair or replace failing septic systems through the Congaree Creek Septic ...