Several state environmental agencies and the federal Environmental Protection Agency issued recent warnings for homeowners to avoid burdening septic systems over the holidays. It turns out that the consequences of too much holiday cheer at house parties can extend out to the septic system.
The EPA reported that four in 10 households in the U.S. depend on a septic system to treat wastewater, but that “in far too many cases, these systems are installed and largely forgotten – until problems arise.’’ According to a story issued by Vermont environmental protection officials, 55 percent of that rural state’s residents rely on septic
