City of Saskatoon will advertise that it allows residents to defer the costs of some electrical and plumbing work sometimes required when replacing lead pipes.An information report, presented to the environment, utilities and corporate services committee on Monday morning, states the city administration is planning to let residents know they can also defer the costs of re-grounding the electrical systems and cleaning out plumbing when they defer the costs of replacing lead pipes, should they choose to do so.
Saskatoon postponing lead pipe replacement during COVID-19 pandemic “While these plumbing and electrical costs are not included in the cost sharing program, homeowners have been historically allowed to add these amounts to their tax.