A yard drain is another term for a catch basin or collection basin. These concrete or plastic basins channel water from your yard into a larger drainage system underground.

Clogged catch basins aren't a new issue for the city of New Orleans; several were clogged on St Phillip Street on Monday. The city's Department of Public Works used to be in charge of cleaning ...

Worcester’s thousands of catch basins, which collect rainwater every time a storm hits, are getting a makeover from some of ...

The New Orleans Sewerage and Water Board and City Hall are on the cusp of something they’ve long said is necessary but repeatedly failed to do: hand over 72,000 catch basins to the S&WB for ...

Starting Jan. 1, 2025, New Orleans’ Sewerage and Water Board will officially take over catch basin maintenance, with hopes to improve drainage and address chronic flooding issues.

Maintaining the city’s 75,000 catch basins and 1.5 million linear feet of connecting drainage pipes will not come cheap. City officials estimate the annual cost at approximately $10 million ...

It may be because a catch basin is clogged or a drainage pipe isn't working. Starting in January, no matter what the reason is for stalled water, you'll only have to make one call.

Drainage grates that are installed along with such systems can: Direct excessive water into bioswales or retention areas, shield green areas from erosion or overflow, and improve the performance ...

When the C&E tax expired after 50 years in 1992, there was no legal way for the S&WB to continue any work on catch basins or the subsurface drainage system. LAWRENCE FEDERICO retired as budget ...

steve nelson says in the lower ninth ward two weeks ago, the water was not clearing the catch basins. BUT HE SAYS THAT FLOODED WATER SHOULD FLOW SMOOTHER. DEPENDS ON HOW MUCH FALLS AND WHERE.

It's low-hanging fruit, but legislative moves to improve Sewerage & Water Board billing and drainage system maintenance should start to rebuild public trust.

um, the catch basins. GENE DAVIS, WHO LIVES IN LAKEVIEW, SAYS HE AND HIS FAMILY TRY TO STAY VIGILANT, CHECKING THE BASINS, MOVING THEIR CARS ON THE NEUTRAL GROUNDS AND DOING ANYTHING THEY CAN TO ...