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 ...

COVINGTON, KY (WKRC)- Parts of Covington flooded during an extremely heavy rainfall last June. That caused basements to fill with sewage, damaging thousands of dollars' worth of valuables. Brian ...

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 ...

Upper Arlington homeowners whose residences experience sewer backups because of heavy rainfall may be able to recoup a portion of the costs to install preventive equipment under a new city program.

STEELTON, Pa. (WHTM) — A Dauphin County family is dealing with raw sewage in their basement after a backup from last Thursday’s storm. The homeowner blames Steelton Borough. The borough manager says ...