Under the bill, homeowners would hire a third-party contractor to inspect the new systems with county oversight. But some council members think the responsibility eventually should be taken over by ...

Michigan remains the only state in the nation without a statewide septic code — a troubling distinction we should not ...

Homeowners in unincorporated Longwood say they are concerned they may be required to abandon their septic tanks, some of them ...

Opinion: With millions of aging septic systems leaking pollution, lawmakers face an urgent choice: protect public health or ...