The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) has launched a backwater valve installation website to provide basic information about sewage backflow prevention devices to assist homeowners in ...

There are simple and inexpensive ways to reduce the risk of sewer backups. They include installing a mainline backwater valve or safety valve, sump pump in the basement, disconnecting the gutters from ...

Guidance on how language within building and plumbing codes should be interpreted with respect to backwater valves should support mandatory installation in all or most new Canadian homes, suggests a ...

The city has settled on five contractors for home backwater-valve installations under its protective plumbing grant program. The roster of prequalified plumbing and drain contractors departs from an ...

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 ...

EVERETT — Some residents of north Everett will soon receive a letter from the city telling them they qualify for a rebate to install a backwater valve. The letters are the first stage in a $4.5 ...

EVERETT — As the anniversary of last summer’s torrential rainstorms approaches, the city has unveiled a plan to prevent future flooding in 1,800 homes and businesses that are especially vulnerable.