You're about to read something you might not want to spend much time thinking about, but that doesn't mean it's not important.
That subject is septic fields. Of the 1.3 million wastewater treatment systems in Michigan, nearly 10 percent have failed. That's about 130,000 systems.
With thousands of failing septic systems throughout the state, what's that doing to our water?
Michigan is the only state in the Union that doesn't have uniform standards governing how on-site sewage treatment systems should be designed, built, installed and maintained.
Jeff Alexander recently examined the state of Michigan's septic fields in an article featured in Bridge Magazine.
Michigan Radio's Cynthia Canty spoke with Alexander about what scientists at Michigan State are finding.
For those unsavory details and more, click the audio link above.
