Backflow valves are 85% effective in eliminating sewer backup, according to Galen Heinrichs, stormwater utility manager with the City of Saskatoon. Moreover, in that 15% of instances in which a home ...

On Saturday, veterans, families and community leaders gathered to open the new USS Cincinnati Cold War Memorial Peace Pavilion at Voice of America Park. Cincinnati nonprofit launching major $16.5M ...

CARBONDALE — The city council passed a resolution Tuesday that would help keep sewage out of homeowner’s basements. Called the Sanitary Sewer Backflow Device Reimbursement program, the city has agreed ...

I have a shower drain in a basement apartment. Recently, the sewer backed up and sewage water entered the apartment through the shower drain. Is it possible to install some sort of a check valve in ...

Des Moines will reimburse homeowners who install backflow devices that prevent sewage from seeping into homes through basement floor drains during heavy rains — a problem many residents faced during ...

Thieves are stealing the brass backflow valves from business properties to sell as scrap for $25 or $30. The repair could cost that business more than $2,000 in parts and labor. BAKERSFIELD, Calif.

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Homeowners in Carbondale can get help battling sanitary surcharges when heavy rainfall threatens to cause basement backups. The City of Carbondale’s Utilities Department is ...