Show-Me State? More like “Show-Me Where to Put My Septic System” State, with 35% of homes doing the septic system shuffle! From the rolling plains smoother than Kansas City barbecue sauce to hills that would make a billy goat dizzy, Missouri’s landscape keeps septic system installers on their toes. The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is running this show with more precision than a St. Louis Cardinals batting practice!

They’re spreading the maintenance gospel faster than gossip at a church picnic, making sure everyone knows to treat their septic system better than their prize-winning state fair pie recipe. The DNR’s got more helpful tips than a riverboat casino has slot machines, teaching folks that what goes down the drain is just as important as what goes into their famous toasted ravioli. And they’re protecting those water resources more carefully than Mark Twain protected his copyright!