Residents who choose not to participate in the City of Midland's Footing Drain Disconnect Program are looking at a $96.38 per month fee until all footing drains are disconnected in the Moorland ...

At the Aug. 22 Midland City Council meeting, which included the adoption of the Footing Drain Disconnection Program portion of the Concept 5 wastewater control initiative, a parade of well-meaning ...

WATERLOO — Homeowners facing a deadline to disconnect foundation drains from the city’s sewer will be given more time. City extends deadline for footing drain disconnects Skip to main content ...

Many experts agree on the best way to place 4-inch drain tile at the bottom of a foundation. It should be placed on top of 4 inches of coarse gravel. This gravel should be free of any sand or fines.

Their footing drains were disconnected in 2002 and 2003, and concerns about the legality of the footing drain disconnect program were raised in 2012. Judge Timothy Connors ruled in favor of the ...

This spacing gives you plenty of room to place a perforated drain pipe alongside the concrete footing. The drain pipe gets covered with clean, washed gravel with rocks similar in size to a large ...

Footing drains, a major cause of the overloads, once were legally allowed to be connected to sanitary sewers. That is no longer allowed under current building codes, which encourage the use of ...

In Highlandville, Mo., Steven Huff of Wisconsin-based concrete company TF Forming Systems is building a 72,000-sf mansion, called Pensmore, to serve as a model for sustainability. "It's not feasible ...