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 ...

Guidance on how language within building and plumbing codes should be interpreted with respect to backwater valves should support mandatory installation in all or most new Canadian homes, suggests a ...

"The only way a backwater valve is ever used is if the city sewer is plugged or backs up," Chandler said. "The only thing a backwater valve is going to do is it's going to force the water to the next ...

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 ...

ALBANY — If you’re having issues with sewage flooding your basement, you might want to consider installing a a device called a backwater valve. The Albany Water Board has upped the reimbursement ...

The city has settled on five contractors for home backwater-valve installations under its protective plumbing grant program. The roster of prequalified plumbing and drain contractors departs from an ...