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Photo by Dan Lassiter ( Contact )  Monday, Nov. 2, 2009
Rich Deeney and his wife, Kay, have been constantly pumping water out of their basement on Putnam Avenue in the ...

Rich Deeney and his wife, Kay, have been constantly pumping water out of their basement on Putnam Avenue in the city of Janesville since January of 2008. In that time, the Deeneys have gone through four sump pumps. Other homes in the neighborhood also are struggling with the problem, which city officials blame on a higher level of the groundwater in the area. » Order a reprint of this photo

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