For example, wastewater may be transported by elevating it first (using a lift station) and letting it flow through a system ... the pump and other lift station components are housed. Wells and ...

A sump pump is one of the most important (and ignored) disaster prevention devices in a home. When this simple system fails, ...

A macerator is, at its heart, essentially a blender for sewage ... pump with sinks and showers as well. Upon water and waste entering the toilet, a pressure switch is triggered that turns on the ...

authorised operation of the system in response to heavy rain. “I was convinced,” he said, “it was nothing to do with that – and eventually I arrived at the conclusion that the sewage works ...

Earlier this year, an investigation by this programme led to calls for a change to the system that’s meant to warn swimmers in England about pollution linked to sewage. We revealed that some of ...

Some homeowners, for instance, might pump water out of their basements directly into the wastewater system or a building might drain rainwater runoff from its roof to a sewage pipe instead of a ...

MADERA, Calif. (KFSN) -- The City of Madera is getting $2 million in federal aid to improve the city's critical storm drainage and sewage system. "The City of Madera has been asking for these ...

She washes her hair in a bowl and throws dirty water outside if the sewage is full ... Dr. Sarah Bergeron collects water in jugs at the pump. (Gabriel Dubé) Purvirnituq is just one of several ...

“We knew we would need a new boiler in the next year or two and went for a heat pump instead because of the CO 2 savings. Overall we’re very happy with the system and it has kept us warm even ...

Dan Simms is a contributing writer at USA TODAY Homefront specializing in home repair, renovation and renewable energy. While working as a property manager for one of the largest real estate ...