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What do we do with all the rainwater?

June 10, 2025 · 17 min

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In our latest podcast episode we OttaTalk about rain and how to manage it on your property so it doesn’t get into your basement.

We chat with Connor Renouf, Outreach and Communications Coordinator from the Climate Change and Resiliency team. We’ll learn more about the actions you can take both inside and outside your home to reduce the risk of basement flooding, find out what rebate programs are available to help and hear an overview of what the City is doing to manage rain.

Today’s hosts are Marlene and Aziz!

Links for this episode are:

· Basement flooding

· Residential Protective Plumbing program

· Rain Ready Ottawa

· Compassionate Grant program

· SoundCloud


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This is OttaTalk, the official City of Ottawa podcast series where City staff and residents discuss City programs, projects and initiatives. We’ll cover topics that affect your everyday life. Things like emergency services, garbage collection and nightlife in Ottawa. Why do we have a three-item garbage limit? What’s a typical day like for an Ottawa Paramedic? What does a Nightlife Commissioner do? We have the questions and the answers on OttaTalk.

For now, you can look for us to post a new episode each month.

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