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When spring rains hammer St. Louis, basements across the city turn into swimming pools. Old clay sewer systems get overwhelmed, weeping tiles leak muddy water through foundation cracks, and sump pumps burn out just when you need them most. I remember waking up to two inches of standing water smelling of wet concrete and regret, with soaked boxes of holiday decorations floating by the water heater. It's the slow panic of realizing the cleanup costs two weeks' pay and the mildew smell lasts even…