The Nash County Board of Commissioners narrowly passed an amendment to the county’s Unified Development Ordinance that will allow developers to connect subdivision lots to an off-site septic system.

Residents at special town meeting in December, will be voting on Community Septic Management Program, which is set up to help homeowners who have failing septic systems. "We have done this program in ...

Failing septic systems pollute Lowcountry waters with raw sewage and leave some residents with fouled yards and homes, but the cost of modern sewer connections and questions about government mandates ...