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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...