Backwater Valve Grant Program

Aug 16, 2023

Grants are available to install backwater valves in your homes.

Properties in Zone 1 are eligible for up to $1,500. Properties in Zone 2 are eligible for up to $3,000. If your property is not identified in these maps, you are in Zone 1.

Underground Services

Backwater Preventer Program

9909 Franklin Avenue

Fort McMurray, AB

T9H 2K4

To qualify for a grant, all of the following criteria must be met:

Water flows out of your home without restriction.

During a flood or sanitary backup, the backwater valve closes to prevent water from entering your home.

Once all documentation is submitted to the Municipality, the grant funds should be received by the applicant within 6-8 weeks.

Because of the way the sanitary system is built in Grayling Terrace, basements and the sanitary system are already effectively protected to the 1-in-200-year level from a river flooding event.

This can seem confusing at a glance because there are homes in the Lower Townsite that sit at a higher elevation. However, the sanitary system downtown is built in such a way that homes aren't protected to the same level, even if they sit on higher ground.

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