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Eligibility To be eligible for participation in this program you must meet each of the following criteria: • The property must be a single-family residential property. • The property must be used as the primary residence of the property owner. • The property must be connected to South Bend's sewer system. Additionally, property owners that have any outstanding debts owed to the City are not eligible for participation in this program. Program Steps This is how the Basement Valve Program works: 1. Make sure you are eligible based on the above criteria. 2. Fill out the application form (page 4) and return it to: Department of Public Works, Basement Valve Program, County -City Building, 227 West Jefferson Boulevard, Suite 1316 N, South Bend Indiana, 46601. 3. Await approval from the City. There may be an annual limit to the number of participants. Approval, once granted, is valid for three months. 4. Once approved to participate in the program the property owner contacts a plumber of their choice. While the city does not recommend any particular plumbing business be sure to ask your plumber if they are licensed with the City of South Bend. If you are unsure, call the City's Building Department via the 311 service. You must use a licensed plumber. 5. It is the property owner's responsibility to organize for the work to be done. 6. The property owner pays for the service of the plumber and materials in full and obtains a receipt for the work. The receipt must clearly state that the work done was for the purpose of mitigating or preventing basement sewer back-ups and involved the installation of a basement backwater sewer valve, or other mechanism to achieve the same purpose. 7. The property owner submits the original receipt to the Department of Public Works. It must indicate that the amount owed has been paid in full. You should keep a copy for your own records as the original receipt will not be returned. 8. The City will reimburse the property owner 50% of the cost incurred to install the basement back- up prevention measure up to a maximum reimbursement of $1,500. In cases where a reimbursement of the maximum amount ($1,500) is less than 50% of the total cost incurred, the property owner is responsible for the amount in excess. The reimbursement is set at a maximum of $1,500 per property regardless of the number of basement valve devices installed. 7