Micro-robots that can inspect water pipes, diagnose cracks and fix them autonomously—reducing leaks and avoiding expensive excavation work—have been developed by a team of engineers led by the ...

Fixing underground water pipes usually means digging up roads and sidewalks — a process that's disruptive and expensive. However, researchers at the University of Sheffield in the U.K. are working on ...

Shut off the water to the leaking water valve. Unscrew the handle from the stem, lift the handle off, then loosen and remove ...

In the battle to conserve water, leaking pipes form an insidious enemy, accounting for average losses of 30 percent – but in some localities as much as 70 percent – of piped drinking water across the ...

Q: I’ve noticed two things about my lawn. First, there’s an area that is really green and much taller than the surrounding grass; and second, this same area is very soft. I know something is wrong, ...

While plumbing emergencies are a challenge, it’s not always a good idea to take the quickest route to deal with them. In particular, a popular Tiktok “hack” that advises fixing a plumbing leak with a ...

Officials in Contra Costa County are still working on Wednesday to stop an underground wastewater leak that is believed to have spilled about 20 million gallons of sewage into a marsh near the bank of ...

TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, N.M. — For centuries, Native American tribal leaders and others have trekked to this oasis to unwind and relax in the abundant hot springs that course underground, bubbling up ...

Nearly half the water produced by the Birmingham Water Works Board goes unaccounted in its system at a rate much higher than the national average. Leaks from ruptured and antiquated water pipes are to ...