A new loan program aims to ease the financial burden on the hundreds of homeowners in Portsmouth required to replace their cesspools with modern septic systems.  The RIDEM Cesspool Phase Out Act requires the replacement of cesspools statewide within 200 feet of the coast, a public well, or certain surface water supplies by the end of this year; an expensive endeavor.  The loan program was recently approved by the Portsmouth Town Council. Read the rest of this entry »