WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Every toilet flush and running faucet can place an additional burden on septic systems in homes ravaged by Indiana's floods, said a Purdue University Extension agricultural ...

Septic systems, which allow landowners to build homes without sewer connections, are a crucial feat of engineering for more remote communities in the Lowcountry. They can also backfire. Septic tanks ...

TUSCUMBIA — Colbert County Commission Chairman Roger Creekmore wants more time to review a request to allow the county to install septic systems when the last 15 storm shelters are constructed.