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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 ...
THE LAKEVIEW HOMEOWNER SPENT A FEW MINUTES OF HIS AFTERNOON CLEARING CATCH BASINS NEAR HIS HOME. WELL, I WAS TRYINGO T KEEP SOME OF THE LEAVES OUT OF THE STORM DRAINS OF THE WATER CLEARS OUT A ...
The Allegheny County Health Department has begun treating stormwater catch basins in Pittsburgh and the boroughs of Bellevue, ...
The Utica Department of Public Works takes steps in problem areas to ensure roads remain do not flood, but sometimes too much ...
Covington Public Works Crews are out in full force clearing out the city's 5,000 catch basins. The storm drains are meant to ease flooding, but can slow down the process when they become clogged ...
is asking residents to do their part by keeping catch basins clear. SWBNO officials say they’ve already begun pumping down city drainage canals in anticipation of back-to-back storm systems ...
There are more than 150,000 catch basins — also known as storm drains — across New York City, according to DEP. When they’re clear, the basins are a critical part of preventing flooding.