We just mentioned that drain field areas aren't unsafe to have in your yard, but there is one thing to avoid due to health implications: Never create a vegetable garden near a septic tank or drain ...

Question: We recently had to replace the lateral lines for our septic tank because wisteria roots had clogged the drainpipes. The machinery tore up our front and side yard,and we are trying to get ...

When a tank is operating as it should, each time you flush a toilet and 1.6 gallons of water enters the tank, the same amount of partially treated wastewater leaves the tank headed to the leach field.

Before design and construction can start, owners of at least 70% or property parcels must agree they will switch from their septic tanks to sewer service after that connection becomes available.