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 Slide 2 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 theyre
working properly Consider soft-surface landscaping that allows
storm water to soak into the ground Slide 3 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) Slide 4
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Slide 5 TRAP BREATHERS FOOTING WEEPING TILE
BASEMENT FLOOR DRAIN Blocked street catch basin Downspout to storm
sewer Flooded street Property line Leaky laterals Surface water
through MH top Blockage in sewer or house lateral Cracked MH or
sewer Cracked Sewer Sewer Blockage Sewer Protrusion Reverse-slope
Driveway Cracked Basement Wall Poor Lot Grading Surface Water Into
Basement -poor lot drainage -eavestrough overflow -plugged
downspout -leaky windows & doors Weeping Tile to sanitary or
storm sewer Causes of Basement Flooding Slide 6 Street Flooding
Animation Slide 7 Basement Flooding Animation Slide 8 Slide 9 Slide
10 Slide 11 Slide 12 Slide 13 Street Flooding Animation Slide 14
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