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 ...

OF NICHOSLA HERE IN NEW ORLEANS MANY OF YOU SAY YOU’RE WORRIED ABOUT THE RAIN FROM THIS TROPICAL STORM, ESPECIALLY BECAUSE THERE’S A LOT OF DEBRIS LEFT FROM IDA. SOME OF IT IS BLOCKING STORM. DRAINS ...

>> BOTTOM LINE, WHAT WE ARE LEARNING FROM THE REPORT IS THAT THERE IS STILL AN AWFUL LOT OF WORK TO BE DONE WHEN IT COMES TO CATCH BASINS. THE IG REPORT RELEASED THIS MORNING FOCUSES ON THE EMERGENCY ...

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 ...