Forest Park resident Stella S. and her family hadn't even been in their new home for a year when plumbing problems arose. Luckily, they had a HomeServe repair plan that she learned about through a program with her utility, Coles-Moultrie Electric Cooperative. “We were...
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...
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...
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 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 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.
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...
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...
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...
When Maryland resident Tony learned from his city’s municipal office about upcoming emergency home repair plans for residents, he didn’t hesitate to sign up. With an expansive lawn, his sewer service line stretched approximately 100 feet to connect his home to the...
Dennis, a resident of Rock Hall, Maryland, received a call from his water utility following their quarterly water meter reading. To his surprise, the meter indicated that his household had used an astonishing 100,000 gallons of water over the past three months. The...
The Western United States is experiencing a slow-moving crisis: drought. In fact, drought has impacted more people globally over the past 40 years than any other type of natural disaster, and it is the second most costly natural disaster in the United States,...
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