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Backwater valve subsidy program

Prerequisite for program eligibility

Previous backwater valve programs offered by the City of Edmonton and EPCOR required a pre-approval prior to installation. If you received a pre-approval letter dated 2017 your request will be considered on a case-by-case basis to receive the 2018 subsidy amount. Please send the letter you received along with the additional information about your installation and we will follow-up with you regarding the subsidy.

Backwater valves installed without a pre-approval letter from the City of Edmonton or EPCOR are not eligible for a subsidy.

Before applying, get familiar with our program criteria.

Help to protect your home from a sewer line back-up by installing a backwater valve. Our Backwater Valve Subsidy offers financial assistance by providing up to $800 for interior or exterior backwater valve installation. Our program targets homeowners:

  • Whose homes were built prior to 1989
  • Who have had previous basement flooding from sanitary sewer backup
  • Who live in areas of Edmonton with previous neighbourhood flooding

Program eligibility

To be eligible for the program, you must:

  • Not have an existing backwater valve in your home
  • Not have previously received a subsidy for the application address
  • Have your home separately serviced (single family dwelling or duplex)
  • Have a pre-approval inspection by EPCOR Flood Prevention

Application process

1. Get pre-approved

Before installing your backwater valve, our Flood Prevention Advisors must complete an interior home inspection. Once you get approval from the advisor at the time of inspection, installation of a backwater valve can proceed.

To book the interior home inspection, call (780) 944-7777 or email floodprevention@epcor.com (our email and phones are monitored
Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm). Please include:

  • Name
  • Phone number
  • Property address for backwater valve installation

2. Install the backwater valve within 6 months of our inspection

A professional plumber must install the backwater valve. Only the following valves will be subsidized:

  • Fullport Backwater Valve
  • FR-4 Fullport Retro Backwater Valve
  • Adapt-a-Valve

3. Submit the application within 6 months of our inspection

You must submit the application within 6 months of the inspection or the installation will no longer qualify for the subsidy. The application must include:

  • Proof of professional installation with an invoice that notes the model of valve installed; City of Edmonton Business License or GST number must be visible on the invoice
  • Copy of City of Edmonton acceptable green sticker (see below) with permit number

  

Subsidy conditions

  • The subsidy, up to $800, will be paid by cheque made payable to the applicant
  • Subsidies are subject to available funding and are provided on a first-come, first-served basis. There are no guarantees to receive a subsidy

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