Local officials have been making the case for years: We need more federal investment in our nation’s water infrastructure – it has shrunk from 63 percent in the 1970s to 9 percent now, and the average age of such infrastructure reached 45 years in 2020. In short,...
In October, the City of Baltimore announced a pilot program to install backflow preventers in qualifying homeowners’ sewer laterals as part of an effort to reduce sewage backflow into residents’ homes. Some of the older homes in certain sections of the city are prone...
Many of us are one major weather event or mishap away from losing access to our drinking water – from hurricanes and droughts to aging infrastructure, our water utilities are laboring under a heavy burden, while simultaneously struggling to find the funding to address...
In 2013, Louisville Water Company founded the Louisville Water Foundation to consolidate ongoing charitable and philanthropic efforts under one banner to pursue their mission of ensuring that everyone has access to safe, clean drinking water and highlighting the value...
The inaugural two $3,000 ServLine by HomeServe Apprentice Scholarships were awarded at the Indiana Alliance for Rural Water Leadership Summit in July. Christopher Gagnon of Spencer, Indiana, a BBP Water Corporation employee; and Chase Perry of Montpelier, Indiana, a...
In an effort to involve our employees in helping to shape HomeServe’s culture of inclusion, HomeServe launched Business Resource Groups (BRGs) in 2020. The BRGs provide a way for ALL employees to be part of HomeServe’s vision for Diversity & Inclusion. BRGs have...
Program protects customers faced with high water bills resulting from leaks on their property Chattanooga, Tenn. (September 14, 2021) – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) estimates that at least ten percent of homes in the U.S. have a water leak of 90 or...
The Western United States is experiencing a slow-moving crisis: drought. In fact, drought has impacted more people globally over the past 40 years than any other type of natural disaster, and it is the second most costly natural disaster in the United States,...
As a bipartisan infrastructure bill comes closer to realization, many municipal leaders may wonder what provisions related to water infrastructure and lead service line replacement means for their communities. The Senate passed the $1.2 trillion Infrastructure...
Press Release from City of Easton Pennsylvania Patch.com by City of Easton - July 21, 2021 We recently shared the news that the City is now partnering with Service Line Warranties of America to offer city property owners option insurance coverage for repairs to their...