A potential change in the “perc testing” policy in Upper Milford Township may mean more problems and delays for people who want to build homes. Perc testing is the state-required examination of soil ...

David Walsh, a local registered environmental health specialist, has opened Septic Design, which specializes in the design and inspection of Title V septic systems. Mr. Walsh is certified, licensed ...

BOSTON - In an effort to open more land for development and loosen restrictions on builders, acting Gov. Jane Swift is calling on the state Department of Environmental Protection to ease its ...

Dear Groundwater Drinkers of Sherborn: On April 4, the Sherborn Board of Health will be holding a public hearing to receive input on a proposal to change the local percolation rate (perc rate) from 20 ...

The Charles County Department of Health has begun wet season percolation testing in all areas of the county. The Department’s Environmental Health Division staff conducts perc tests which are needed ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s website, epa.gov, one in five houses in ...

DURHAM >> The owner of a well-known coffee shop is holding out hope she can negotiate an agreement with the building’s landlord after learning her lease will not be renewed after 15 years in the plaza ...