Niagara Falls WRAP: The City Pays 100% — Up to $5,200

The City of Niagara Falls runs the Weeping Tile Removal Assistance Program (WRAP), and it is more generous than most: the City pays 100% of eligible costs, not a percentage share.

Two items, two separate caps

This is the single thing most people get wrong. WRAP has two items, and they are assessed separately:

• Item 1 — up to $4,000: weeping tile disconnection and sump pump installation, including taxes
• Item 2 — up to $1,200: backwater valve installation, including taxes

They do not pool. A $5,000 backwater valve job still only draws $1,200, because the valve has its own ceiling — the unused room in the $4,000 weeping tile allowance cannot cover it. If your job lands inside both caps, your out-of-pocket cost is zero.

What is covered

• Normally Open mainline backwater valves
• Sump pits and primary sump pumps
• Secondary backup pumps, including battery-powered or water-siphon systems
• Weeping tile disconnection or redirection
• Related discharge piping
• Building permit fees
• All labour, materials and equipment to complete the work

Who qualifies

Single-family detached and semi-detached homes inside the Niagara Falls urban area, connected to the municipal sanitary sewer. Multi-residential buildings, townhouse-style homes and condominium properties are not eligible.

Critically, WRAP funds devices you do not already have. It does not pay to replace an existing sump pump, backwater valve or weeping tile. The items are independent though — if you have a sump pump but no backwater valve, the valve still qualifies on its own $1,200.

Funding is first-come, first-served

The City grants rebates on a first-come, first-served basis and subject to available funds, and it is one rebate per property. When the year's budget is committed, applications stop being funded regardless of eligibility.

How it runs

You apply, City staff book a preliminary inspection and confirm eligibility, and you are notified by email. That approval is good for six months. Then you hire a licensed plumber, pull the building permit before any work begins, get the Building Department inspection, and pay the plumber. Finally you submit your claim with receipts, permit and inspection report. The rebate follows about six weeks later.

Our Niagara Falls rebate page has a two-slider estimator that models the caps separately, so you can see your real number rather than a blended guess.

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