In addition to public infrastructure challenges, water systems are dedicating resources to support customers with myriad private infrastructure issues. An average household in the U.S. uses about 300 gallons of water every day, 12% of which is lost to water leaks from...
While it’s intuitive to link “global warming” with hotter and longer heatwaves, longer droughts, more wildfires, and heavier rain, the link is less obvious when it comes to an increase in extreme cold events across North America, particularly in areas that have not...
Judy B. of Annandale, Virginia learned about HomeServe residential repair plans through a program with her utility, Dominion. She had been living in her home for about 50 years and, as a senior citizen living alone, she thought it would be wise to take some worry off...
Happy Infrastructure Week! We will be adding new infrastructure information, statistics, and more every day, so don’t forget to check back.Over the Last 5 YearsPeople StoriesItzel Perez Dominguez considered the purchase of a home – her first – carefully. She knew...
Residents are changing their approaches to water conservation, especially as climate change leads to irregular weather patterns. High consumption and water leaks can come through everyday tasks, such as gardening and watering the lawn, but the gallons that can be lost...
For utility customers, a high water bill can result in a long payment plan and a feeling of dissatisfaction with the water utility. ServLine protects the customer from the expense and delivers a seamless and positive claims experience, which increases utility customer...
Danielle W. of Omaha was headed home on a weekday afternoon after work with her children when she turned onto her street and saw there had been a substantial change from when her family had left that morning – the street had been dug up. “We hadn’t had a problem (with...
Ronald P. of Cornelius, North Carolina had the shock of the century upon opening his quarterly water bill in early July. The number he’d typically expect to see was nearly quadrupled. After reading over a few times to make sure he saw his balance correctly, Ronald...
City of Arlington customer Cynthia C. has always felt a sense of community on her street, and one recent August evening proved no different. Her neighbor reached out to let Cynthia know that there was water bubbling up from her front lawn. Upon a quick look herself,...
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...
Tom G., an Enbridge Gas customer, was enjoying a sunny April day in his Chapel Hill, North Carolina home until a letter from the local water utility cast a shadow on his mood. His water usage had spiked dramatically, raising the alarm that there could be a leak...
Michael M. of Jefferson, Oregon had a high water meter reading. He knew that he had an emergency home repair plan to protect his water service line, introduced through a partnership between Jefferson and the NLC Service Line Warranty Program by HomeServe. So, he made...
Chris had a root intrusion in his sewer line that was causing periodic backups. Over the past two years, he had plumbers out to his home to clear roots out of his sewer line three times. If he didn’t have a plan offered by HomeServe, introduced to him through a...
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