Most or almost all homes today are plumbed to supply water to sinks, bathroom stools, clothes washers, tubs, showers, dishwashers, etc. All those use points also need drains, which take the used water ...

Compare plans tailored to your home & budget. Maybe the most dreaded of home system breakdowns is the septic system. A malfunction can, at best, prevent your toilets from flushing — at the very worst, ...

Q: I recently moved from a house on a city sewer system to a rural retirement home that has a septic tank. What can you tell me about septic tanks? At my last home, I had clogging issues in my main ...

Peter Pagonis took over his father's restaurant in 1998, when the cost for pumping the building's septic tank wasn't a big deal. But now Pagonis pays $1,103 a week to pump the tank, an expense that ...

As a writer for Forbes Home since 2021, Emily specializes in writing about home warranties, solar installations, car transportation and moving companies. With a background in journalism and experience ...

Signs posted at the public entrances along Hogtown Creek in Gainesville prohibit swimming, wading and bathing due to “health and environmental risks.” One of those risks in that and other local creeks ...

Mount Pleasant Waterworks received $13 million to extend wastewater collection lines and eliminate septic tanks in the Shem Creek Water Shed, Seven Mile and Snowden Communities. One $10 million grant ...