Biannual State of the Home Survey Finds Many Homeowners Tackling Repairs and Decluttering Homes During COVID-19 NORWALK, CT (June 10, 2021) –HomeServe USA (HomeServe), a leading provider of home repair solutions, announced the findings of the 12th edition of its...
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When Sewer Line Repair Arises, Homeowner Relies on HomeServe
When Jack C. of Amityville, N.Y., purchased his home three years ago, he knew that there could be issues – the home, for all its charms, was 70 years old. So, when he received information on emergency home repair plans through a partnership with PSEG WorryFree, he...
Ratepayer Support for Infrastructure
While aging infrastructure is a well-known and mounting problem for the water industry, underinvestment can have devastating long-term consequences for the U.S. economy and the American public. While there are various governmental funding programs at the state and...
Rural Water Faces Financial Losses Because of Pandemic
The National Rural Water Association recently hosted a roundtable to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on revenue loss for rural water utilities with an expert panel that included Michael Preston, Legislative Analyst, National Rural Water Association; Connie Stevens,...
Water and Sewer Service Line Protection Available for Homeowners
Originally posted by the City of Oceanside, California Since June 2020, the City of Oceanside has partnered with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) to offer protection to city homeowners for the water and sewer service lines that connect their homes to the...
Water and Sewer Service Line Protection Available for Homeowners
Originally posted by the City of Oceanside, California Since June 2020, the City of Oceanside has partnered with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) to offer protection to city homeowners for the water and sewer service lines that connect their homes to the...
EPA Considers Lead and Copper Rule Revisions After Pushback
Lawsuits and executive orders have made the lead and copper rule revisions uncertain as the Environmental Protection Agency continues to solicit public comment, with the deadline moved to June 17. Additionally, the EPA has proposed to extend the compliance deadline to...
Aging Water Infrastructure Subject of April 27 Roundtable
An expert panel will address “Aging Water Infrastructure in Our Communities,” during an online roundtable at 3 p.m. April 27. Tameika Isaac Devine, Derek Green and Scott Benson will speak about our country’s aging water and sewer infrastructure, which will need...
Water Loss: An Invisible Problem for Utilities and Their Customers
Finding ways to manage water loss, especially given the age of our country’s infrastructure and the billions of gallons of water that is lost beneath our streets each year, is critical. Many water utility managers are familiar with winter water line breaks, when the...
Plumbing Leak Detection: How to Find Hidden Water Leaks
In the average home, hidden water leaks lose approximately 10,000 gallons of water a year, and in one in ten, severe leaks can waste up to 90 gallons a day and hundreds of dollars, making plumbing leak detection something homeowners should practice as part of their...
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Broken Water Line Means Repair Costs, High Water Bill for Vulnerable Homeowner
Yvonne E. was having a run of terrible luck. She had spent a month in the hospital and a rehab facility and lost her employment. Then she returned to her Lander, WY, home in the heart of a brutal Wyoming winter to find that her water service line had burst in the...
HomeServe Plan Helps Avoid a Sewer Line Headache
Guillermo L. of Savannah, Georgia is no stranger to plumbing issues. In fact, during his career as a water meter mechanic for the city of Savannah, he’d come across nearly every homeowner nightmare imaginable related to plumbing systems, sewer and water lines. So when...
Las Vegas Homeowners Save over $2 Million from Partnership between City and Service Line Warranties of America
Las Vegas, Nev. – September 27, 2023 – Homeownership is part of the American dream, but an unexpected, expensive home repair can quickly turn it into a nightmare. Since 2016, the City of Las Vegas has worked with Service Line Warranties of America (SLWA) to offer...