VANCOUVER - The latest hot item for scrap metal thieves: cast-iron catch basin grates that allow the rain water to run off city streets. The replacement cost of each grate is $176, plus the labour of ...

VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) -- Storm drain grates in Vallejo have apparently become the latest targets of metal thieves. City officials say nearly 20 grates have been stolen over the past several weeks, some ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Hamden police are asking the public’s help in solving a rash of storm drain grate thefts. Multiple ...

Ride-along with the Boston Water and Sewer Commission workers who keep a forgotten but critical piece of infrastructure in ...

"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 ...