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 ...

A building permit is required to install a backwater valve. Backwater valves prevent the flow of sanitary or storm sewage back into your home. If storm water or ...

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 ...

News -At their regular meeting last week, municipal council received a report from public works director Andrew Drzewiecki about financial options for the installation of backwater valves in response ...

People have been trickling into Brandon City Hall since details of a sump pump/backwater valve subsidy program were announced last week. As we navigate through unprecedented times, our journalists are ...

Flood-fighting devices such as backflow valves and sump pumps are “absolutely necessary” these days in rain-ravaged Windsor, says city building inspector Dwayne Kenney. Kenney, a licensed plumber with ...