Basement flooding during heavy rainfall is a serious concern for many homeowners, especially in urban areas where poor drainage and rapid construction increase waterlogging risks. Beyond damaging ...

Kent Hicks, a contractor and sustainable design professor, said Tropical Storm Irene was a wake-up call to flood-proof his home, which is next to the Westfield River in West Chesterfield, ...

The combined solutions continue to work and her basement is dry, but the price was high — more than $20,000 in total — and she finds it frustrating that individuals have to bear the financial burden ...

RestoPros of Kansas City has released a comprehensive educational guide to help homeowners understand and prevent water damage from basement drain backups, one of the most common and costly issues ...

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- City Council last month approved a study related to flooding in the community. On the table is a regional equalization facility, which will help eliminate issues tied to ...

If you wonder why I keep repeatedly repeating, “Check your sump pump,” it’s because I didn’t take my own advice a few months ago. (Andrew Kravchenko ...

Gift Article 10 Remaining As a subscriber, you have 10 articles to gift each month. Gifting allows recipients to access the article for free. When Cicero received 8.5 inches of rain within several ...

KALAMAZOO, MI — There are open ditches, streams, channels, pipes and ponds designed to carry rainwater away from homes and businesses across Kalamazoo County. Kalamazoo wants to improve the State ...

CHICAGO -- When Nedra Sims Fears was growing up in Chicago's Chatham neighborhood in the 1960s and ’70s, the basement of her family home flooded at least six times. Twice, the water rose so high that ...