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Board revisits 2005 basement backflow plan; costs and financing remain unsettled
Summary
The Sewer & Water Board discussed a long-planned basement backflow program originating from a 2005–2006 plan, focusing on who qualifies, installation costs (check valves $1,500–$2,000; outdoor sump pump about $3,200), and possible financing tied to water bills.
The Lorain Sewer & Water Board revisited a basement backflow mitigation plan first drafted in 2005–2006, focusing on eligibility, private-property installation costs and potential city financing.
Nut graf: Board members said the original plan covered check valves only for homes with documented basement flooding caused by sanitary sewer overload, not for backups caused by private-line problems; they discussed homeowner costs for required home modifications and the possibility of amortizing city-financed work on utility bills.
Board chair Pat summarized the plan’s scope: it would not “include putting in check valves for every single person in the city.” Pat said the program, as written in…
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