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...
When Viola customer Ida R. saw a neighbor having water line work done in their Orangeburg, New York, neighborhood, she was curious. When she asked about it, she learned that her neighbor had an emergency home repair plan through a partnership between Veolia, their...
Jack G., an Enbridge Gas customer from Cary, North Carolina, noticed some unusual plumbing issues in his home. First, his toilet started having trouble flushing and seemed on the verge of overflowing. Then, water began backing up through his kitchen sink. Having...
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...
From Data to Protection: AMI and ServLine Working Together in Eufaula, AlabamaAdvanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) is transforming how utilities approach watermanagement. These innovative systems enable utilities to detect leaks more quickly,better understand usage...
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...
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...