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Keeping you updated. In your neighbourhood… General public notice of upcoming work issued door-to-door Signs will be posted to give general information Prior to work starting, construction notice to identify specific details, closures Updates will be circulated for longer projects
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Keeping you updated In your neighbourhood… • General public notice of upcoming work issued door-to-door • Signs will be posted to give general information • Prior to work starting, construction notice to identify specific details, closures • Updates will be circulated for longer projects Anytime information… • Website Updates • One window contact for questions and concerns
Actions you can take Disconnect your downspouts Check for and fix leaks in walls, floors, windows and foundations Clear overflowing eaves troughs and downspouts Make sure your disconnected downspouts are draining properly Install flood-proofing devices, such as back-water valves, sump pumps, floor drains or caps, and check to ensure they’re working properly Consider soft-surface landscaping that allows storm water to soak into the ground
Basement Flooding Protection Subsidy Program • City provides financial subsidies to help isolate home from the sewer system & prevent basement flooding: - sewer service connection severing & capping - sump pump (up to $1,750) - backflow valve (up to $1,250)
Causes of Basement Flooding BREATHERS BASEMENT FLOOR DRAIN WEEPING TILE FOOTING TRAP • Surface Water Into Basement • -poor lot drainage • -eavestrough overflow • plugged downspout • leaky windows & doors Downspout to storm sewer Blocked street catch basin Floodedstreet Property line Weeping Tile to sanitary or storm sewer Surface water through MH top Cracked MH or sewer Leaky laterals Blockage in sewer or house lateral Cracked Basement Wall Sewer Protrusion Poor Lot Grading Sewer Blockage Reverse-slope Driveway Cracked Sewer