Last weekend’s tragedy in which a Nashua teenager fell into an open drain and drowned during heavy rain is far less likely in towns around Lowell, public works officials said, due to the uncommon ...

Q-The basement of our split-level house sometimes floods. A previous owner installed a sump pump with a perforated drain pipe around the inside perimeter of the basement floor, leaving an open channel ...

The Macomb interceptor drain drainage district just got the green light for a $20 million loan from the county to help pay for damages relating to the Fraser sinkhole. This afternoon, the Macomb ...

Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller said Monday that her predecessor approved bills for the drainage district that oversees the sewer interceptor line that collapsed in Fraser “on ...

P-trap pipes are available in different materials, but the assemblies are similar. Your P-trap can be polypropylene (white or black), ABS (black), PVC (white) or 18-gauge brass (chrome-plated or ...

Fraser – Nearly 4,000 feet of fiberglass-chemical polymer pipe has arrived at 15 Mile and Hayes Road to repair the Macomb Interceptor Drain that collapsed on Christmas Eve. The collapse produced a 100 ...

A lawsuit has been filed in Oakland County Circuit Court in an effort to protect 800,000 ratepayers from fronting the repair bill for the Fraser sinkhole in Macomb County. According to the lawsuit, ...

Fraser — A temporary, three pipeline sewer bypass, needed to offset damage done by a massive sinkhole in the city, will likely take a full month to complete, Macomb County officials said Sunday. In ...

Any curve in a pipe increases the potential for blockage. Drain traps are one of the most common places for blockages to occur. Drains are hidden heroes in your home. If you’re lucky, you can go for ...