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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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...
Social media implications, at the recent Illinois Rural Water Conference, was listed as one of the many challenges utilities currently face and will continue to face over the next 10 years. An MIT study concluded that falsehoods are 70% more likely to be shared with...
Inflation has and will continue to increase operational cost for water and wastewater utilities. These challenges, seeded by the COVID pandemic, require business and utilities to undertake planning to address these immediate challenges. These challenges require...
The water and wastewater industry has suffered challenges attracting employees over the past few years. The ServLine by HomeServe Apprentice Scholarship is designed to address the challenges faced by rural water systems in attracting and developing the next generation...
When Keith saw his water bill, he knew there was something wrong, and he knew just what had happened. Not too long before, he had discovered a leaking hose bib outside his home and had it repaired. “I had no idea how long it had been leaking, though,” he said. The...
The year 2023 was the warmest since records began in 1850, putting it at 2.43 degrees Fahrenheit above the preindustrial average, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The record was driven by fossil fuels and an El Niño climate...
ServLine addresses challenges for both water utilities and their customers. Lawrence County, located along Ohio’s southern border by the Ohio River, has around 25,000 households, with over half relying on Hecla Water Association for their water needs. Tony Howard, the...
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