Across Africa, many rural communities face a growing sanitation crisis. Wastewater treatment systems, where they exist, are ...

There are a good number of private septic systems in Washtenaw County. Assessments show that nearly half of those systems ...

“Advanced economies have good sewer lines to manage home waste, but in Kenya, the sewer lines are not very good, and you are ...

Discover how concrete septic tanks are made—from precise casting and reinforcement to advanced curing techniques. Explore the ...

Three workers died after they inhaled a toxic gas while cleaning a septic tank at a factory in Gujarat's Ahmedabad city on Friday (May 16, 2025), police said. The workers were cleaning an ...

Emergency workers enter the septic tank to rescue the two-year-old boy. [Photo/Official WeChat account of Xinhua News Agency] A two-year-old boy was rescued from a narrow septic tank in Guyuan ...

More than half of 1,400 domestic septic tanks inspected by local authorities last year failed to meet the required standard. The Environmental Protection Agency said this is a real concern because ...

New Delhi: A 56-year-old man died after falling into a septic tank that collapsed at his home in Prem Nagar on Sunday morning, police said. The man, Vinod Kumar, was clearing debris from his old ...

Bhubaneswar: Tension prevailed at Ratanpur village in Delanga block of Puri district in Odisha on Monday following the recovery of the decomposed body of a minor boy from the septic tank, who had ...

County commissioners have given final approval to strict septic tank rules designed to reduce the flow of harmful nitrogen and phosphorus into the Indian River Lagoon. Through its 5-0 vote on ...

Heavy rainfall and flooding can lead to problems with septic tank backups, meaning sewage can flow back into homes. Officials with the Cape Girardeau County Health Center say there are some things ...

Some keywords and phrases: Main line: The underground pipe that connects the plumbing system in your home to the septic tank outside. Sinks, bathtubs, showers, and toilets all drain into the ...