If you’re not hooked up to a municipal sewer system, chances are you’re using a septic system for all of your wastewater. When you flush the toilet, or water runs down the drain from sinks or ...

Properly working septic systems protect our lakes by breaking down organic solids and safely recycling wastewater back into the natural environment. How do you know if your septic system is ...

Seasonal cabin owners are always anxious to open the cabin in the spring. Here are some tips to get your septic system off to a good start for the coming summer. Watch the snow melt-where it pools ...

According to the EPA, septic tanks should be pumped about once every three to five years to keep the septic system healthy and ... that is released into the drain field for further filtration ...

Penn State Extension is surveying septic system owners or users to learn more about septic system operation and maintenance practices across Pennsylvania. Extension’s water quality and quantity team ...