...forewarned: If you're planning to build a deck or addition on your home, Baxter is now cracking down on failing home septic systems. Baxter City Planner Todd Holman told council members Tuesday that since he started in his new position a couple...

...Edward townships and parts of Unorganized Territory led the total permit count last year, which includes new homes, septic systems and miscellaneous -- such as home additions, garages, sheds, decks and dirt moving. Crow Wing County's...

...Baxter can now be accessed on the Internet. MPCA researchers last year drilled 15 to 20 holes around each of seven home septic systems located on lakes in Baxter to determine the extent of the septic plumes and chemicals they contained. They then...

...life of their individual sewer treatment systems. Improper design, construction, operation and maintenance of home septic systems can lead to elevated levels of fecal coliform bacteria and nitrates, which can end up in your water well system...