Backwater Valve Subsidy Application

Eligible Richmond Hill residents can apply to receive up to $1,500 towards the cost of a backwater valve installation through the City’s subsidy program. All subsidies are subject to available funding and available on a first come, first served basis. Please note eligibility requirements before completing this form.

Applicant and Property Information

Backwater Valve Permit and Inspection Information

Plumber Information

Financial Information

Supporting Documents

Please upload the following supporting documents.

I understand that the City of Richmond Hill makes no representation or warranty, express or implied, relating to the backwater valve in any manner whatsoever, and by submitting this Application Form I, my heirs, executors, administrators, successors and assignees, hereby fully and completely release, waive and forever discharge the City of Richmond Hill from all liabilities, claims, actions, demands, costs, damages and losses of any kind whatsoever with respect to the backwater valve, whether direct, special, consequential, indirect, or of any other nature.

I acknowledge that while the installation of a backwater valve may help reduce wastewater backups, the extent of such reduction cannot be guaranteed and the backwater valve may not totally prevent future basement flooding from occurring.

I hereby certify that the backwater valve has been installed in the house located on the property listed on this Application Form, that I am the owner of the house and the property, that I live in the house located on the property, and that all information provided on this Application Form is true and correct.

Information Collection Notice

The personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25. The information will be used and/or disclosed in the administration, processing and/or to respond to your backwater valve subsidy application. Questions about this collection can be directed to the Manager, Water and Wastewater, 1200 Elgin Mills Road East, Richmond Hill ON L4C 1M4, by telephone at 905-884-8013 or by email to backwatervalve@richmondhill.ca.