Gabrielle’s child was sick with lead poisoning because of their home's lead service line. She and her son lived with her father in his Lockport, New York, home. Her father diligently worked two jobs to help his daughter support his grandchild, despite a series of...
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Community Roundtable: Overcome Revenue Shortfalls, Protect Consumers & Improve Customer Satisfaction
by Bill Eller | Oct 28, 2022
The Water/Wastewater industry will be addressing many issues over the next 20 years: environmental, growing population, rural vs. urban, agriculture, water shortages, financial constraints, etc. One problem that impacts all aspects of the industry is aging...
ServLine Solves Problems for Water Utilities and Their Customers
by Jenna Hazelet | Oct 17, 2022
Flush against the Ohio River and Ohio’s southern border, Lawrence County is home to roughly 25,000 households, and more than half of those depend upon Hecla Water Association for their water service. General Manager Tony Howard and his staff pride themselves on a...
Climate Change, Inflation Put Pressure on Homeowners, Utilities
by Bill Eller | Oct 14, 2022
Warmer water and rising oceans equal more intense and more frequent storms, and the rise in frequency and destruction we’ve seen from storms out of the gulf and across the country are just one of the symptoms of climate change. Hurricane Ian recently demonstrated the...
Water Line Repaired for Virginia Parents-To-Be Weeks Before Baby’s Arrival
by Peter Buttrick | Oct 5, 2022
Nathan C. of Midlothian, Virginia and his wife were thrown a curveball when their water line started to leak. In late August, Nathan C. of Midlothian, Virginia was on the edge of a very exciting time. He and his wife were just several weeks away from the arrival of...
Lead Water Line Replacement: New York Homeowner Saves Big
by Bill Eller | Sep 20, 2022
Linda B., a New York homeowner, had been widowed and was looking for assurance that repair costs wouldn't force her from her home. She turned to HomeServe. Linda B. of Lockport, New York, has had a difficult time of late, losing her husband in December and struggling...
Water Resiliency: Is It ‘Tomorrow’s Crisis’?
by Bill Eller | Sep 16, 2022
Water utilities, harried by aging infrastructure and a historic lack of federal infrastructure investment, may see climate change – and the needed infrastructure hardening for water resiliency – as “tomorrow’s crisis,” or something that can be addressed once what to...
HomeServe Cares Foundation Comes Through for WV Family
by Bill Eller | Sep 13, 2022
Follansbee, WV – Carol Z. and her family moved into their Follansbee home more than a decade ago after inheriting it from her grandmother, but there were problems from the start – there was no working electricity or gas service. Over the years, they learned to adapt...
Family Has Heat Thanks to HomeServe Cares Foundation
by Bill Eller | Sep 13, 2022
Anita I. and her family had to be innovative to survive a winter without a working HVAC system in their Dunbar, West Virginia, home. Anita placed small heaters in bedrooms and the living room, but the electric system in the home couldn’t handle any more, leaving other...
Optimizing the Benefits of Public Lead Remediation Funding for Your City
by Bill Eller | Aug 19, 2022
The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provides $15 billion for lead pipe replacements, $3 billion of which will be distributed to states, Tribes, and Territories in 2022, with a priority on underserved communities. This panel discussion with industry and municipal leaders...
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Hixson Utility District’s Bad Debt from Leaks Reduced with ServLine – Partner Testimonial
Hixson Utility District of Tennessee partnered with HomeServe to offer the ServLine Leak Protection Program in 2019. We spoke with Greg Butler, HUD's General Manager, to learn how the utility's bad debt was reduced when the ServLine program paid for residents' water...
Hixson Utility District’s Customer Service Improvement with ServLine – Partner Testimonial
Hixson Utility District of Tennessee partnered with HomeServe to offer the ServLine Leak Protection Program in 2019. We spoke with Greg Butler, HUD's General Manager, to learn about the excellent customer service the district's residents have received from the...
Hixson Utility District’s Greg Butler Discusses Benefits of ServLine – Partner Testimonial
Hixson Utility District of Tennessee partnered with HomeServe to offer the ServLine Leak Protection Program in 2019. We spoke with Greg Butler, HUD's General Manager, to learn about his utility's and residents' experiences with the benefits of the ServLine program.