The city Engineering Department continues to encourage residents to look into a program to install equipment that would stop sanitary backups in basements in the Western Outfall Drainage Basin on the ...

Secure your property: install sump pumps, backwater valves and reinforce windows and doors to help reduce damage from floods ...

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions Corporation (NYSE: ZWS) and Erie's Public Schools (EPS) today announced the donation of 50 Elkay ...

Place water sensors in basement corners: Place sensors in the corners of the basement and near the sewer or water-main entrance. While sensors won't protect you from flooding, they will sound an alarm ...

“Additionally, keeping belongings at least two to three feet above the ground reduces the risk of water damage.” 3. Install a Sump Pump and Backwater Valve A sump pump helps prevent basement flooding ...

Water damage is one of the most common — and costly — home repairs. Here's what your policy may not protect against, and how you can avoid major headaches.

“Homeowners may consider installing a backwater valve in addition to a sump pump ... regularly or installing dry wells to manage surface water. When a power outage causes a related failure ...

“Go down, find the sump pump, lift the float, make sure it’s running, make sure any water that does go in there is flowing to where you want it to go." If a home is equipped with a backwater valve on ...

The Residential Protective Plumbing program provides financial assistance to qualified City of Ottawa property owners for the installation of protective plumbing devices such as sump pumps and storm ...

Referred to as "I&I," it is the process of water entering sanitary sewer systems from sources other than wastewater, like groundwater or stormwater. Instead of offering $3,000 in financial ...