“The rain blows in and brings all of these leaves to cover over catch basins and, all of the sudden, you’ve got a flooding ...

Rising rain events are overwhelming city systems. The unlikely fix? Ordinary people claiming storm drains, naming them, and ...

The flooding in New Orleans on Saturday happened even though the drainage system was working as it was supposed to and didn’t have any unexpected failures, Sewerage & Water Board officials said Monday ...

Water-logged San Diego started monstrous cleanup efforts Tuesday after record-breaking rains battered homes, choked streets with mud and damaged trolley lines — causing millions in damage and ...

Amid hammering rainfall, viscous mud flows and multiple state emergency declarations, Los Angeles County's Byzantine flood control system has thus far absorbed near-record precipitation — a feat that ...

Last January’s destructive floods highlighted the many problems that need fixing within San Diego’s flood prevention system, problems that the city’s stormwater department and residents alike have ...