Also in this week's septic-related news, four homes in Melrose, Massachusetts, experience what can only be described as a waste tornado after a sewer line is blocked

Also in this week's septic-related news, a former county commissioner is found guilty for the second time for his refusal to comply with local septic system ordinances

In this month’s regulations update, Nassau County, New York, examines onsite systems for possible cause of high bacteria levels in a stream and beach; and citizens protest the proposed site of a portable restroom business in Madison, Georgia

Also in this week's septic-related news, a Florida man is arrested for his role in the largest illegal dumping case in Polk County history; and a couple is rescued after falling into a large sewage tank in Idaho