LIBERTY LAKE, Wash. - The cold temperatures are resulting in freezing pipes and water meters across the Inland Northwest.

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No snow shovels are needed in downtown Holland, Michigan. The snow just melts away via underground hot water pipes.

Use a hairdryer or heat lamp to safely thaw indoor frozen pipes. Let a slight drip of water run through indoor faucets until ...

KENT, Wash. — As much of Puget Sound experiences freezing temperatures this week, experts are warning you to prepare your ...

Water utilities in Altadena and Pacific Palisades are undertaking an arduous process of repressurizing their underground pipelines, testing for contaminants and attempting to flush them out.

He added that they will also identify the level of the chemical contamination in all water ground in the area, extent of the contamination and would establish the present underground water status ...