Septic systems, which allow landowners to build homes without sewer connections, are a crucial feat of engineering for more remote communities in the Lowcountry. They can also backfire. Septic tanks ...

Q: I recently moved from a house on a city sewer system to a rural retirement home that has a septic tank. What can you tell me about septic tanks? At my last home, I had clogging issues in my main ...

Nearly 55 years ago, Pat Tyndall Sr. started his own septic company. At the time, he was just 20 years old and was looking for work. Fast forward to today, he’s 75 and two more generations of Tyndall ...