Down the Drain is a WWL-TV investigative project that explores what went wrong and where the blame lies for New Orleans' drainage crisis. Down the Drain was reported and produced by WWL-TV's ...

I HAVE REACHED OUT TO KNOW SEVERAL SEWERAGE AND WATER BOARD, AS WELL AS ENTERGY, AND THEY ALL TELL US THAT THEY ARE CURRENTLY JUST CLOSELY MONITORING THE SYSTEM AHEAD OF WHAT’S TO COME IN MAKING THOSE ...

The Vacall VC model vacuum catch basin cleaner is equipped with a 16,500 cfm blower to efficiently pull muck, debris, rocks, bottles and large volumes of water from catch basins through a large, ...

A massive push to clean New Orleans’ catch basins in the wake of last summer’s floods was spread widely through much of the city's east bank, though not always in the worst-inundated areas, and with a ...

Curious if your catch basin has been cleaned? There’s a map for that. On Tuesday (Jan. 15), New Orleans officials announced the city has a new map on its website that tracks inspected catch basins and ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio -- Public Works Director Chris Gordon said the city annually cleans and inspects roughly 2,000 catch basins. “A catch basin is along the curb on the street that accumulates rainwater ...