Flooding Articles

In this week's news, floods wreak havoc on water infrastructure on both sides of the Atlantic, and Detroit's water department undergoes a major transition

Municipalities prepare for the worst as Hurricane Joaquin is expected to bring heavy rains along the Eastern Seaboard

Improvements to the storm drain system in Austin, Texas, helped spare the community from the Memorial Day weekend floods that ravaged other parts of the state

In this week's news, a municipal worker is accused of stealing thousands of dollars worth of city equipment, a massive stormwater project was completed in Ohio, and a California city taps public pool water to clean sewers.

A New Jersey utility reviews its flood protection plans after Hurricane Sandy tore through the region in 2012

Despite warnings, victims were 'caught off guard' as their vehicles were washed several hundred yards downstream

“Unsung heroes” trapped inside New Orleans Pumping Station 19 during Hurricane Katrina until they could drain the city

Heavy rain causes trouble in paradise as Waikiki beaches close

In this week's news, a third Louisiana water system tests positive for brain-eating amoebas, new groundwater data reveals some unsettling news for California, and a water main break wreaks havoc in Wisconsin's capital.

In this week’s news, an act of kindness ends tragically for a good Samaritan, Halifax Water employees are back on the job, and groundwater regulators in Nebraska join forces to combat drought

Up to 10 million gallons of water gushed out of a broken water main, causing extensive damages on the UCLA campus, including historic Pauley Pavillion, last July

An East Coast utility prone to hurricanes and flooding puts priority on emergency preparedness

Record rainfall in Texas, which have flooded parts of Houston, come at the end of a five-year drought. Here, we take a look at some of the unprecedented flooding.

Texas governor declares state of disaster as death toll from storms continues to rise