Dear Karen Resident, The rains are here, and it reminds me of what happens in Karen during this season: *Frustration*, *Embarrassment* and mounting *Expenses* from flooding septic tanks that need to be emptied frequently as the black cotton soil becomes saturated and waterlogged. To save on high fees related to containing the issue and even for convenience, many Karen residents resort to pumping raw sewage into the roadside storm water drainage. Being residents ourselves, we undertook a worldwide search for…