Nearly half of the country's septic tanks failing inspections

Nearly half of the septic tanks failed inspection because they were not built or maintained properly.

Margaret Donnelly

Nearly half of the country's septic tanks and are failing inspections, posing risks to people’s health and the environment, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has warned.

Householders with septic tanks are being told to fix malfunctioning septic tank systems as they are posing risks to people’s health and the environment, the EPA says.