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SEWER DAMAGE CLAIM FORM

MAIL TO:

Legal Department
City Hall
400 Robert D.Ray Drive
Des Moines, IA 50309


PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name______________________________________________________________________________

Home Address _____________________________________________________________________ 

Phone ____________________________________________________________________________

Business Address __________________________________________________________________

Phone_____________________________________________________________________________

INCIDENT DESCRIPTION

 When did damage occur? Give full particulars; date, time of day ____________________________ 

____________________________________________________________________________________

Where did damage occur? ___________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

Weather conditions (If raining, indicate duration and amount of rainfall, if known):_______________ 

____________________________________________________________________________________

How did damage occur? _____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Total amount of damage claimed $ _______________ (Please attach Property Inventory form)

Depth of water: _____________ Type of water (clear, muddy, etc.):__________________________ 

Was there sewer odor in your residence? ______ Do basement drains contain backwater        valves? _____

Does your home or basement contain footing drains? _____________________________________

List prior back-ups or sewer water problems_____________________________________________

 _________________________________________________________________________________

__________________________________________________________________________________

Did water seep through the foundation walls? ____________________________________________

If yes, please describe_______________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________

When was the last time your private sewer laterals were rodded or cleaned? __________________

 ________________________________________________________________________________

By whom?________________________________________________________________________

 ________________________________________________________________________________


CITY EMPLOYEES INVOLVED

Did you call the City with reference to this claim? _____ If yes, when?_______________________

 ________________________________________________________________________________

Did City sewer crews investigate this claim? ________ Time and Date of Investigation __________

 _________________________________________________________________________________

Names of Employees________________________________________________________________

 _________________________________________________________________________________

Substance of conversation with City crews, if any _________________________________________ 

____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________


INSURANCE

Insurance payments, if any: $ _________ Date paid: ______________________________________

Insurance Company________________________________________________________________

 

YOU MUST COMPLETE THE PROPERTY INVENTORY

 

 

ITEM

(Type, name, model, year)

Where

Purchased

When

Purchased

Original

Cost

Discarded

or

Retained

Replacement

Cost

Depreciation

 

*Actual Cash

Value

               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               
               

 

*Actual Cash Value -- This is the amount derived by subtracting the depreciation from the replacement cost.

Claimant Signature: __________________________________________ Date:________________ 


Claimant Signature: __________________________________________ Date:________________ 


 

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City of Des Moines, Iowa
400 Robert D.Ray Drive
Des Moines, Iowa 50309-1891
Phone: (515) 283-4500
E-Mail:
actionctr@dmgov.org
Web Site: www.dmgov.org

 
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