Not all toilet paper is septic-safe. Learn about the types that can cause clogs and water backups, and discover alternatives ...

Assume that half the permits involve new systems and the average septic system lasts 30 years and you’ll find there are 75,000 tanks full of bacteria busily breaking down scum and sludge (scum ...

The Iowa Environmental Protection Commission has approved an update of rules on septic systems. Eric Wiklund of the DNR’s Water Quality Bureau says the change involves aerobic treatment units or ...

Daniel Magro, Steven L. Elias, Andrew Amis Randall, Effects of Reduced Return Activated Sludge Flows and Volume on Anaerobic Zone Performance for a Septic Wastewater Biological Phosphorus Removal ...