SPRINGFIELD — Typically it takes two city workers and their tools to lift a 200-pound, cast iron storm sewer catch basin grate out of the road. But that apparently hasn’t deterred some thieves. The ...

A vandal — or a group of people — has been lifting heavy, iron storm sewer grates and tossing them into catch basins, creating dangerous hole for people who are walking, biking or driving. Create an ...

Whoever is stealing metal catch basins from curbs in Portage has been doing some heavy lifting. In the past week, 26 basins have been stolen from curbs across the city, said Kendra Gwin, utilities ...

BAY CITY — Nearly 40 catch basin grates have been stolen from around Bay City, city officials said. Terry Kilburn, the city's sewer maintenance supervisor, said the thefts began in early April and ...

"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 ...

In hopes of injecting a little fun into the mucky but vital job of maintaining catch basins, the City of Vancouver launched a contest encouraging residents to "adopt" a catch basin. Now the public has ...

When it comes to teaching a child how to give back to the community, Emily Lefebvre thinks it's best to start early. That's why the 37-year-old enlisted in Vancouver's Adopt a Catch Basin — a ...