"The only way a backwater valve is ever used is if the city sewer is plugged or backs up," Chandler said. "The only thing a backwater valve is going to do is it's going to force the water to the next ...

|Lindsay Bunce suffered basement flooding when water came in through the shared wall after a pipe in the home attached to hers broke. The house on the other side of the wall is abandoned. It’s all ...

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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 assistance ...