Sewer Debt in Alabama May Push More Homeowners to Public Wastewater System

A $3.14 billion sewer debt may force new developments and residents with failed onsite systems in Jefferson County, Ala., to hook to sewers. The county, home to Birmingham and 658,000 residents, faces the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history. It borrowed heavily to pay for...

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