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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Since Des Moines relaunched an incentive program a year ago, fewer than 200 property owners have sought reimbursement for a device that can prevent sewage from backing into homes. Program advocates ...