A plain guide to the City of Ottawa's Residential Protective Plumbing Program: eligible homes, rebate amounts by device as published in 2026, the permit, and the paperwork.
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Why Ottawa basements take on sewer water in heavy storms, what a backwater valve and a sump pump each protect against, and how insurance treats sewer backup.
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Seven years of City of Ottawa 311 records on basement flooding from sewer backups, ranked by ward, with the months they happen and what homeowners in the busiest wards can do.
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