Before heavy rain moves into your neighborhood, local jurisdictions are urging you to rake up leaves from storm drains. “Storm drains can easily get clogged with leaves and debris, fir needles, things ...

Your downspout's ability to drain properly is crucial to keeping your home's foundation safe. Luckily, this simple hack with ...

Carefully designed rain gardens can help funnel water to a designated area and keep it out of our basements and storm drains. Hardscapes like driveways and sidewalks move water into storm drains ...

Two types of water leave your home. One is waste water, which is water that goes down drains in sinks, toilets, and showers. Wastewater gets treated at wastewater treatment facilities. Trash, bacteria ...

Last November we were doused with nearly 16 inches of rain, the wettest month ever in Seattle. The weather gods followed up with a couple more feet of rain before winter blew out of town. Where does ...

SAN RAFAEL, Calif. (KGO) -- In the North Bay, the rain was a welcome sight but it's already caused some serious issues when it comes to clogged storm drains. It was a big mess in San Rafael's Picnic ...

Years ago I learned the best way to clean the shower is naked in the summer. In fact, anything going on in a cool shower is a relief from persistent AC or the triple-digit weather outside. Consider ...

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