If your home isn't hooked up to a municipal sewer system, your alternative is a septic system, which includes a container buried underground on your property that holds and treats the water and waste ...

Highlights On average, the cost to clean a septic tank ranges between $250 to $550, with a national average cost of $400. Septic tank cleaning costs are made up of several factors, some of which are ...

more than 50 percent because a septic-waste disposal site in neighboring Amador County is running out of room. Amador notified Calaveras recently that it was imposing a surcharge of 15 cents per ...

Unfortunately, there is no definitive timetable for cleaning and pumping a septic tank. Many professionals who do this work will tell you it should be done every three years, but there are septic ...

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Q: I’ve heard that tossing a whole, dead chicken into my septic tank lessens the need to have the tank pumped because the bacterial action created by the rotting carcass is effective at breaking down ...

ROANOKE COUNTY, Va. (WSET) — Roanoke County is hoping to help its residents with a home project at no cost. The county and the Roanoke Valley-Alleghany Regional Commission (RVARC) have partnered using ...