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.

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 ...

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 ...

"Catch basins are essential parts of the city’s drainage infrastructure, allowing rain to drain from streets and be conveyed to the city’s sewer system," according to Jimmy Zammar, Director of ...

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 ...

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 ...