The city will begin installing 97 catch basin filters in storm drains today to reduce the amount of heavy metals, petroleum products and bacteria entering ocean waters, officials said. Public works ...

NORWALK -- Between 2004 and 2009, filters installed in 275 SoNo catch basins prevented tons of debris and pollutants from entering Norwalk Harbor, according to Director of Public Works Harold F.

"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 Urban ...

Bellevue officials now say a 4-foot-high flood of stormwater and motor oil in Factoria earlier this month cannot be blamed on storm-drain filters, contradicting what a city spokeswoman first said.

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 ...

NEW ORLEANS — Down the Drain is a WWL-TV investigation that explores what went wrong and where the blame lies for New Orleans' drainage crisis. New Orleans’ massive drainage system has many complex ...