VERO BEACH, Fla. — On the Indian River Lagoon, in the north side of Vero Beach, charter boat captain Paul Fafeita said if the water looks blue, it's just a reflection of the summer sky. Under the ...

A potential shortfall in the estimated project costs to hook up nearly 100 Cocoa homes to sewers along the Indian River Lagoon has created a big stumbling block to efforts to replace septic tanks that ...

The Cocoa City Council voted 3-1 to advance a plan that would connect 88 homes on Indian River Drive to the city's sewer system. The project aims to reduce pollution in the Indian River Lagoon, as ...

For a decade, local lawmakers pointed to fertilizer as a key killer of the Indian River Lagoon. Others warned septic tanks and sewage spills were more at fault for the foul brown tides and other ...

VERO BEACH — A pilot program could help connect septic tanks at more than two dozen homes on Atlantic Boulevard to the city sewer system. Who's behind the program: Indian River Land Trust, the ...

The Brevard Indian River Lagoon Coalition would like to show our appreciation to our local legislative delegation led by Senators Debbie Mayfield and Tom Wright who supported and helped push through ...

Work to upgrade two sewage treatment lagoons below Powderhorn Mountain Resort could begin soon with state officials monitoring the process closely. The Colorado Department of Public Health and ...

HOLIDAY, Fla. — A Pasco County couple feels trapped by their own waste after buying a house in Holiday. Their home is on a tidal lagoon with a septic system and no more room for drainage — but the ...

The city of Malibu, home to many big-name environmentalists, has been accused of fouling its own beaches because of its fierce dedication to septic tanks. Nine years after the city incorporated to ...

Ordered by a federal judge to save starving manatees from polluted septic tanks, Florida’s Department of Environmental Protection came down hard on the wrong side — the side of the tanks. In a 56-page ...

Septic and Lagoon Septic systems are necessary on any property without access to a public sewage system. The purpose for septic systems is to receive liquid household waste from the house plumbing. It ...