The expected frequency of flooding is one reason the city’s health department ranks it as more pressing than cyberattacks or ...

Every five years, the city Health Department assesses and ranks public health hazards based on their likelihood, potential ...

The city Engineering Department continues to encourage residents to look into a program to install equipment that would stop sanitary backups in basements in the Western Outfall Drainage Basin on the ...

Hire a plumber to install a backwater valve in your home to help prevent sewer backups. Some cities even offer residents rebates to install them, so check with your town hall for any potential ...

In 2024, insured damages from severe weather surpassed $8 billion for the first time in Canadian history, exceeding the ...

Burns wants broader government fixes, such as sewer system upgrades, but, in the end, she didn’t wait for them. In 2015, she invested in a backwater valve for the underground sewer pipe leading ...

Backwater valve: Prevent sewer backflows with a valve that automatically closes if it senses fluid moving the wrong way. Smart leak detector: Automatically scan your plumbing system each day and, in ...