Basement: Basement Flooding

Several basements were flooded at nearby homes, and one neighbor reported three feet of water shooting out of his toilet. Crews patched the break and will be repairing the damage on Friday. 37th between Lee and Altamont is closed until further notice. White filed her lawsuit in May 2012 after the city denied liability for flooding damage to her basement that happened after the city installed a new storm sewer drainage pipe on her Kerth Avenue property. Her lawsuit sought to hold the city accountable for SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (WGGB) — With those large snow banks disappearing, home troubles start. Those troubles could include Basement Flooding. According to David Matthews of Sullivan and Keating Insurance Agency, there’s a difference between home owners But the water had risen quickly, he said, and by that night he was flooded out of both class and home. He and four friends were paying $27 a month to live in the basement of a nearby house, now a camera shop, at the corner of Front and Marshall streets. At the time of the flood, they were in the east wing, near the library. The lower level took on roughly a foot of water; the courthouse basement was also flooded. A half-dozen boxes of material from the Heritage Rooms were immediately discarded Install "check valves" to prevent flood water from backing up into the drains of your home. - Seal walls in the basement with waterproofing compounds. - Clear debris from gutters and downspouts. - Anchor any fuel tanks. - Elevate a furnace, water heater .

Clean-up is continuing in all the homes impacted by the flood. Eighteen-year-old Kane Walker, who lives with his family near Hurd Street, said water damaged the basement of his house. According to Walker, there was no warning for the high water. The lots also fall under the River Flats Redevelopment Plan, which requires certain flooding-proofing measures be built into new development. That includes building new structures to a certain elevation and some restrictions on basement windows. A water line break flooded the city jail basement with about 8 feet of water and knocked out heat and air conditioning at the new courthouse, Sheriff Bob McCabe said. He said the system will be down for a few days. A deputy using one of the jail's She handmade 52 pairs of curtains, overhauled the vast attic and basement areas, and installed a bright dual to the drawingroom and on to the vast diningroom. All are flooded with light through tall windows of original square-paned glass. .