OF NICHOSLA HERE IN NEW ORLEANS MANY OF YOU SAY YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE RAIN FROM THIS TROPICAL STORM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF DEBRIS LEFT FROM IDA. SOME OF IT IS BLOCKING STORM. DRAINS ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Public Works Director Chris Gordon said the city annually cleans and inspects roughly 2,000 catch basins. “A catch basin is along the curb on the street that accumulates rainwater ...

The city officially launched its “Adopt-A-Catch Basin” pilot program in Greenpoint on Tuesday, hoping to deputize locals as volunteer storm drain supervisors. Greenpointers who sign up for the program ...

NEW ORLEANS — It's a question New Orleanians are often heard asking before expected heavy rain, "Are my catch basins clean?" According to the city's most recent numbers, thousands upon thousands of ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - As another two days of rain is expected, possible flooding concerns creep to the top of the mind for many people living in New Orleans. In July, the city’s Department of Public ...

With the rainy spring and summer months quickly approaching, City Hall has begun a $90,000 project to clean out 400 sluggish catch basins and their connections to New Orleans' underground drainage ...

After Monday's heavy rain, some streets across the metro area were covered in stagnant water. According to the Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans, falling leaves from the live oaks add another ...

I HAVE REACHED OUT TO KNOW SEVERAL SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD, AS WELL AS ENTERGY, AND THEY ALL TELL US THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY JUST CLOSELY MONITORING THE SYSTEM AHEAD OF WHAT’S TO COME IN MAKING THOSE ...