City of Ann Arbor SSWWEP - Citizens Advisory Committee Coordination - 2.61 -C- What if the homeowner can't afford the replacement of pumps (some pumps have only lasted 1 year), back up batteries, generators, as well as additional costs of electricity?

2.61 -C- What if the homeowner can't afford the replacement of pumps (some pumps have only lasted 1 year), back up batteries, generators, as well as additional costs of electricity?

Posted by Lori Byron on 21 Dec, 2013
Category: Category 2 - about potential recommendations

Frank Burdick’s Log Number: 52, 56

Submitted by: Burdick log

Category (1,2,3): 2

Status: Closed

Estimated date to address: N/A

Q. Some homeowners are on a fixed income (such as social security or retirement savings). Does the City expect these homeowners to pay for all the back up systems, maintenance, etc.? This is an unfair burden.

Q. What if the homeowner can't afford the replacement of pumps (some pumps have only lasted 1 year), back up batteries, generators, as well as additional costs of electricity?

A. As mentioned in August CAC meeting summary, electricity costs to run the sump pump average $2.00 per year. A replacement sump pump costs around $300 and is expected to last about seven years on average. These are costs that owners of homes built after 1982 already bear, as part of normal home ownership and maintenance.

City of Ann Arbor SSWWEP - Citizens Advisory Committee Coordination — City of Ann Arbor

2.61 -C- What if the homeowner can't afford the replacement of pumps (some pumps have only lasted 1 year), back up batteries, generators, as well as additional costs of electricity?