Some repairs come with risks that aren't obvious at first. Septic systems fall into that category, where mistakes can lead to ...

Q. It rained a lot recently, and we could smell our septic tank. When I had it pumped, the workers said the rain causing the smell is a pretty typical problem and that we could use a vent to send the ...

According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), approximately one in five U.S. households relies on some sort of septic system — an underground wastewater treatment system commonly used in ...

This trench was dug to help alleviate rainwater issues in the yard of Roosevelt Jones, whose septic system has increasingly failed at his Suffolk, Va., home. (Kristen Zeis for The Washington Post) ...