“Among residential customers, water leaks in their home used to be a real problem for us,” Cam, who has been GM at Kingsbury General Improvement District of Stateline, Nevada (KGID) since 2008 explained. “It wasn’t so much the financial cost to us because of the way...
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Increase In Extreme Cold Events Posing New Challenges for Water Providers
by Bill Eller | Feb 13, 2024
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...
Infrastructure Week 2023
by HomeServe USA | Jan 29, 2024
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...
High Consumption and Leading Causes of Water Loss
by HomeServe USA | Jan 29, 2024
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...
HomeServe’s 2023 State of the American Home Survey Results
by Bill Eller | Aug 31, 2023
New HomeServe Survey Measures Appeal of Subscription Services to U.S. Homeowners State of Home Survey Also Found Many Homeowners Continue to be Financially Unprepared for a Home Emergency Repair Norwalk, CT – August 22, 2023 – Subscription services are available for...
Improved Efficiency, Environmental and Financial Outcomes for Municipal Water Systems and your Residents Webinar
by Bill Eller | Aug 25, 2023
Are you looking to protect your homeowners from the unexpected stress and cost of water and sewer line emergencies? The causes of public aging infrastructure affect your residents’ private lines, too, and unexpected service line repairs can cost homeowners thousands...
Household Water Conservation a Losing Battle Without Water Provider Solutions
by Bill Eller | Jul 5, 2023
Water conservation is a widespread concern, with at least 40 states anticipating water shortages by 2024. The causes for the potential shortfall are well known and include droughts and climate change, poor management of demand from a growing population, and water...
The Hidden Cost of Water Leaks Explained
by HomeServe USA | Mar 15, 2023
The ServLine Leak Protection Program helps protect the water provider and customers from the unexpected cost of a service line leak, including recapturing lost revenue and bad debt. In addition, the effort involved in leak adjustment administration is taken on by the...
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...
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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.
Muddy Lawn Indication of Hidden Water Service Line Leak
Ken G. of Hermitage, Tennessee, often spent time away from his home during the winter months. As a retiree, it wasn’t a problem for him to secure his home and enjoy himself somewhere else. Unfortunately, after one of Ken’s trips, he came home to an unpleasant surprise...
Hecla Water Association Manager Discusses ServLine Benefits to Utility
It’s something that every water utility manager has experienced: a customer opens their mailbox only to find a surprisingly large bill and their first reaction is to call your staff. In most cases, when a bill jumps up by hundreds of dollars, customers are...