Interior systems almost always drain to a sump pit, where a pump draws excess water out of the home. If you can answer “Yes” to any of these four questions, you should consider a drain tile ...

A sump pump transfers water from a low-lying area to a place it can drain safely away. The word “sump” means pit. You’ll usually find them in a basement or crawl space of a home. In the yard ...

Water damage can be a homeowner’s worst nightmare. From flooded basements to damaged walls and ruined floors, the costs of water-related destruction add up quickly. Fortunately, installing a sump pump ...

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Drainage District Seven upgrades pump stations and stocks supplies to improve hurricane season response and protect local ...

Pipes in a sump system drain the water to a sump pit or basin. An automatic mechanical pump in the basin then discharges the water to the home’s exterior. Homes in areas with high precipitation ...

To connect to the drain tile, a 4 1/2-in.-dia. hole is standard and is generally placed 10 1/2 in. below the top of the basin. How far can a sump pump push water up from the sump pit? Is it strong ...

"The unexpected early rains along with hightide caused the waterlogging as the pump house was not ready. The pump house is ...

the Anaconda Copper Company closed the open-pit mine, turned off the pumps and let water fill it. The water is so acidic from acid mine drainage that when tens of thousands of snow geese flew over ...

Now to hear one massive drainage pump at the London Avenue Canal has corroded, 5 years into a 35-year design life is troubling for Lake Terrace neighbor Mark Gates. “We did have water here after ...

The project includes two new pump stations just north and south of Veterans Memorial Boulevard and a below-surface drainage line along the 17th Street Canal at the Jefferson-Orleans Parish line.