jfisher@timesrepublican.com
Marshalltown residents have exceeded $1 million in savings from repair costs thanks to the city adopting the Service Line Warranties of America program.
The program was brought to Marshalltown in 2011 thanks to research by Steve Simons who was the city’s sewer superintendent at the time. It offers residents the option of purchasing coverage for repairs to water and sewer lines with no deductible. If a service line is damaged, SLWA will cover up to $8,500 in repair costs which includes everything from plumbing to concrete removal.
SLWA is a home repair service based in Pennsylvania. It offers services in about 100 cities in Iowa.