A septic system sounds straightforward—you install the tank, run the lines, and call it a day. But most of the regrets ...

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Learn homesteader septic system basics needed to maintain your property’s waste processor. Adapted from The Septic System Owner’s Manual. David Hayward came home one summer day to find brown, swampy ...

Reader question: We are home buyers who want to check out a well and septic system. We know nothing about them. We have city sewer and water now, so we have no responsibility beyond using them. Are ...

A woman and her dog have been rescued unharmed after falling into the six-meter-deep sinkhole that opened up in her Southeast Portland backyard. (Portland, Ore., Fire & Rescue) Rain and recent sewer ...

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Q I enjoy your column immensely as a faithful reader every week. I do wish to comment, however, on the recent column that mentioned septic systems, as I feel you might have given some readers the ...