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Not all homes are connected to a city’s sewer system. Homes that do not have a direct connection to the city sewer will typically have a septic system. A septic system consists of a buried ...

MIDDLETOWN — Newly planned inspections for residential septic tanks are raising concerns for some residents. On March 21, the Middletown health department sent out 718 letters — including some to ...

A. My answer to your question will arouse indignation among those home inspectors who offer septic inspections as part of their services. The truth, however, is glaring: Home inspectors are not ...

Reader question: We are interested in a foreclosed country home with a septic tank. Our agent wants us to do the research “on our own” as she knows little about septic systems. There is no seller we ...

A failed septic inspection can cost sellers far more than they expect.

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