Infrastructure

Failure of manway cover determined cause of Highland flood, not pipe burst (UT)

A neighborhood in Highland was flooded by what was initially believed to be a pipe burst, but Provo River Water…

2 weeks ago

Records: Hanover dam 4 years past inspection when a component of it failed (VA)

Inspection records show that the Mattawan Dam in Hanover County was several years past inspection, and without an operating permit,…

1 month ago

New Kent board fails to guarantee funding for dam repairs in neighborhood (VA)

A Quinton community’s appeal for funding to repair an aging and at-risk dam that contains Kent Lake has failed to…

1 month ago

Marysville homeowners remain stuck behind washed out road as search for solution continues (WA)

Steve Hall, who heads up the homeowners’ association, met with us Monday. He said seven homes and nearly two dozen…

2 months ago

Tax dispute pauses restoration of four flooded dams in Midland and Gladwin counties (MI)

In a complaint filed in Midland County Circuit Court late last month, lawyers for the Heron Cove Association of property…

2 months ago

When has a Condominium Building Reached the End of its Service Life? (CA)

If you read the earlier installments of this series, you know that the service lives of condominium buildings are shortened…

2 months ago

A CT dam disagreement emerges as climate change impacts state. ‘It’s for our safety… our family’

The lake is remote, nestled in the woods in eastern Connecticut, with just an appliance store and an auto exhaust…

2 months ago

Hidden Trouble: How Aging Infrastructure Threatens Homeowner Associations

It's easy to overlook the critical infrastructure subtly running behind the scenes of every homeowner association (HOA) community. While residents…

2 months ago

Spanish Main Yacht Club installs $1M of potable water pipes (FL)

Chairman of the Water Committee Tom Freiwald said Spanish Main Yacht Club was a 55-plus community in both the age…

3 months ago

An Orange County neighborhood ripped out its septic tanks to protect Wekiwa Springs. Now it’s sorry. (FL)

The gated community of more than 180 homes was the first of 17 neighborhoods in Orange County near the springs…

3 months ago