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In 2024 Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil adopted a by-law whose title says the essential part: it covers sewer connections “and the obligation to install a retention valve (backwater valve)”.
The municipality is small — under 3,000 residents — but by-law 24.05 is as precise as those of its larger neighbours, and it is recent: owners of already-built properties had one year to comply.
We reach it from Boucherville in about twenty minutes.
Plomberie Boucherville does not have an office in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil. We travel there from Boucherville.
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Article 32 requires the valve, at the owner's expense
By-law 24.05 requires that “every building owner must install, at their own expense, one or more retention valves (backwater valves)”, receiving wastewater from every fixture: floor drains, retention pits, interceptors, tanks and other basement and cellar traps, as well as stormwater.
Source: Municipalité de Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil — Règlement 24.05, article 32A threaded plug is not a valve
The by-law explicitly closes off the most common makeshift fix: “Using a threaded plug to close a floor-drain opening is permitted but does not constitute a retention valve within the meaning of this by-law.” In other words, capping the drain does not make anyone compliant.
Source: Municipalité de Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil — Règlement 24.05, article 32Without maintenance, the municipality is not liable
The text is unambiguous: “The owner is responsible for its installation and for keeping it in good working order. The Municipality is not liable for damage caused to the building as a result of flooding caused by sewer backup, of any nature whatsoever.”
Source: Municipalité de Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil — Règlement 24.05
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Sink, basin, toilet or main drain backing up: we restore the flow.
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Flooding, backup or a flooded basement: we address the plumbing cause.
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Learn moreFrequently asked questions in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil
Is a valve mandatory in Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil?
I capped my floor drain: is that enough?
What if my installation is not compliant?
The by-law is recent: do I have a deadline?
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