There are 120,000 septic systems in Miami-Dade County, half of which are in the North Bay watershed. Most of the tanks the county labels as “persistent failure” are located along canals that ...

For example, in Miami-Dade, the county announced plans in 2022 to deal with climate change threats by launching a $4 billion project to connect an estimated 120,000 septic tanks to county sewer lines.