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 ...

There are simple and inexpensive ways to reduce the risk of sewer backups. They include installing a mainline backwater valve or safety valve, sump pump in the basement, disconnecting the gutters from ...

"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 ...

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 ...

EVERETT — Some residents of north Everett will soon receive a letter from the city telling them they qualify for a rebate to install a backwater valve. The letters are the first stage in a $4.5 ...