Every time Isaias Martinez flushes the toilet or washes his hands, he risks losing his home. The septic tank behind the newly constructed house he bought for $627,000 two years ago started leaking ...

As South Florida faces sea-level rise, flooding and storm surge, officials are working to switch thousands of septic tanks across the region into sewer connections. “Within a number of years they’re ...

Before JEA finished the multimillion dollar installation of sewer lines in Biltmore, the disruptive work dug trenches so deep it look like small explosions had detonated in the Northwest Jacksonville ...

A coroner's report has found there were multiple missed opportunities to improve or replace the public housing septic system, which the NT government had responsibility for.

The city of Jacksonville and JEA work off a ranked list of 35 neighborhoods for conversion from septic tanks to sewer service, a costly undertaking that totals about $1.6 billion for every area on the ...

Brionna is a writer specializing in home improvement, construction, and real estate topics. She leverages her background as a civil engineer and interior decorator as well as her love for ...

When you flush, shower or run your garbage disposal, that waste has to go somewhere. For most U.S. homes, it’s taken care of by municipal sewers. But if you happen to be a homeowner living in a rural ...