Q My duplex has a common basement divided by a wall. My neighbor has installed a sump and a pump, but some water finds its way across his floor and under the wall into my space. I don’t mind that, but ...

Starting sometime soon, anyone selling a home or business property in the Western Lake Superior Sanitary District service area will need to certify that their sump pumps and foundation drains aren't ...

The city is making a new push to alleviate Lexington's sanitary sewer overflow problems by targeting sump pumps. On Tuesday night, about 35 people attended a meeting at Open Door Church on Addison ...

MILLBURN – If your sump pump is spilling water out onto the street, the word from Town Hall is that you need to get it fixed, pronto. Code Enforcement Officer Dave Cuomo has proposed that the township ...

The City of Charlottetown is cracking down on residents whose sump pumps are hooked up illegally. Many houses have pumps connected to the city's sewer line. That means water from heavy rain can ...

We have been having some awful storms recently and lots of people around us have been losing power. My neighborhood has been good as all our power lines are buried except for a larger (array???) or ...

Our basement has only flooded twice in 15 years. Would it be wise--or a waste of money--to install a sump pump? This is a matter of personal preference, and depends on the cost of installing the sump ...

Duluth Mayor Don Ness wants to solve the city's sewage overflow problems by stopping water from flowing into private lines rather than by relying on expensive storage basins. But to do so, he'll ...

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