A recent editorial at starnewsonline.com, covering New Hanover County, including Wilmington, N.C., sounded a warning about failing septic systems in two neighborhoods and a county commission that voted down a proposal to extend a sewer system into the area at a cost of nearly $17 million.
The article noted evidence of leaking septic tanks in the two neighborhoods and stated that a sewer extension could solve a pollution problem. We hear about situations like this just about every week somewhere in the U.S. Since this is a local issue to be figured out by local health officials, I won’t comment on
