"The rain volumes came down in such a hard fashion and in a quick duration that we experienced some street flooding, and what we call surcharging of pipes," City of Waterloo Waste Management ...

PARMA, Ohio -- Springtime in Parma can mean different things. “We’re starting to see signs of spring that include daffodils, tulips -- and orange barrels,” Mayor Tim DeGeeter said. “And we love all ...

Chicago was built along a maze of rivers and marshy wetlands, and flooding has been an issue since Day One. Over the years, engineers have dreamt up some big, ambitious schemes to keep the water ...

BEREA, Ohio – Sufficient pipe capacity exists to accommodate a planned 70-unit townhome development in the north end of Berea, and a new relief sewer interceptor is being pursued to help redirect ...

I was standing in the basement bathroom of my Shoreline home. I thought I had a plugged toilet. That was only a symptom of a much larger problem. And what I learned could affect any number of ...

SPOKANE, Wash. -- Months after a basement flood for some South Hill families, they are still in a state of devastation. The destruction came during a rain storm, causing their decades-old sewer system ...

Like many of south suburban Riverdale’s 13,500 residents, Vera Woods has dealt with basement flooding for a long time. She’s been through two sump pumps in nine years and had to have a furnace ...

FOND DU LAC - The Fond du Lac Department of Public Works updated the City Council on the efforts it is taking to reduce issues with its storm sewer and sanitary sewer systems Wednesday night. For a ...

Sue Bilz has lived in the same Covedale home on the West Side of Cincinnati most of her life. Her unfinished basement looks pretty typical at first glance, except almost nothing is on the floor. "This ...

Bruce Euans was enjoying a late night Olympic hockey match on TV in early 2017, when he heard a sound that would change his life. It was a heavy rainfall that evening but that storm revealed more than ...

As the city's infrastructure continues to age and its sewer and storm pipes become weaker, blockages, leaks and ruptures will become more widespread. This month, a sewer line between Broad Street and ...

WILLIS, MI - Bob Neumann was headed to bed on Sunday around midnight when the smell began, seeping in through heating vents in his home southeast of Ypsilanti in Augusta Township. When Neumann went to ...