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 ...

COLUMBIA — Columbia residents experiencing sewer backup in their homes can now get financial assistance from the city for installing backflow prevention systems. On Monday, the City Council authorized ...

CARBONDALE, Ill. (KFVS) - Homeowners in Carbondale can get help battling sanitary surcharges when heavy rainfall threatens to cause basement backups. The City of Carbondale’s Utilities Department is ...

A backflow valve / preventer occupies a valuable, straightforward function in the treatment of sewage. Namely, it ensures that water pressure sends waste out of a toilet toward a treatment facility.

Sep. 14—LEWISTON — The town board approved its long-discussed backflow preventer grant program this week, giving homeowners impacted by flooding a potential solution. The program will provide a $2,000 ...

Upper Arlington homeowners whose residences experience sewer backups because of heavy rainfall may be able to recoup a portion of the costs to install preventive equipment under a new city program.

The city of Maryville Water and Sewer Department will continue conducting its annual inspections and tests of residential and commercial lawn irrigation system backflow preventers beginning the first ...

A proposed Bethlehem law that would require large sewer users to spend up to $4,350 per line to prevent their sewage from backing into the city system will not be forced on all apartment dwellers.

The water and sewer department announced Tuesday that it will begin conducting an annual inspection of residential and commercial lawn irrigation system backflow preventers starting in May. The work ...