Subsidy covers 50% of flood prevention measures for homes at risk

The City of Greater Sudbury offers a preventative plumbing subsidy to property owners at risk of flooding of their basements as a result of sewer backup during heavy rain or snow melt.

The program pays half of the cost of buying and professional installing a backwater valve and/or sump pit drainage system, up to a maximum of $1,000 for a backwater valve and $1,250 for a sump pit drainage system.

Subsidies are awarded on a first-come, first-served basis to eligible residents with properties located in identified flood-prone areas of the city.

Conditions for eligibility and application forms are available online at www.greatersudbury.ca and at Citizen Service Centres in Capreol, Chelmsford, Dowling, Garson, Hanmer, Lively and Sudbury.

Posted by Arron Pickard