BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- City Council has unanimously approved legislation that will allow for the installation of backflow preventers at homes that have been plagued by flooding following heavy rains.

Clean, safe drinking water is something most homeowners take for granted, yet it relies on a delicate balance of pressure, proper plumbing design, and effective safeguards working behind the scenes.

Hilliard residents whose basements have been flooded when sanitary sewers became inundated during rainstorms will be considered for a new program that would pay for the installation of a backflow ...

WHEELING, W.Va. — The city of Wheeling passed a resolution Tuesday that will help residents reduce basement flooding. The Backflow Preventer Program will offer money to residents to help remove their ...

HUNTINGTON — Huntington’s aging sanitary sewer system has been showing the effects of its deteriorating structure in the last several years — on the city’s streets during heavy rain events and in ...

To prevent basement flooding that numerous residents reported during heavy rains this spring, Bexley City Council is considering legislation that would enable residents to request the city install ...

DURHAM — The Region is considering a program that would at least partially subsidize backflow preventers for homes affected by basement flooding. On Aug. 11, about 150 homes in Durham were flooded due ...