With a wet spring forecast it's important to make sure your house is prepared, so you can minimize any potential water damage.

"For the foremost, I would suggest, be proactive about checking your pumps. Making sure that your sump pump, your septic pump, that's all running to optimum performance," says Steve Kauenhofen from Winkler Plumbing & Heating.

If you take the lid off your recessed pump, it will have a tether switch that you can lift or a diaphragm switch that can be filled with water. If the pump starts on its own after completing this action, then it should be ready to go.

He says, "once you've tested your pump and you're sure that your piping is clear, that your water can be pumped away, next thing to do might be to get a pump alarm."

Some alarms you can purchase will alert you from inside the house, and others work with your smartphone or tablet and will send a notification to let you know your pump is too full.

With the heavy snowfall this winter, Kauenhofen also recommends moving snow about four to five feet away from your house before the underground frost melts.

"If you have an older home where you don't have a sump pit and you don't have a pump, it's important to get the snow away from the house . . . That way any melt will run off away from the house rather than into the basement," he says.

As for snow on your roof, make sure the downspouts are cleared so the water can run off the roof and away from the house. With frost still in the ground, this water has nowhere to go unless you direct it.

"If your [downspout] piping is buried, remember we had a cold winter so it could be frozen, could be plugged. Make sure that it's thawed or if it's not, then make sure you have temporary piping above ground so that you can get the water out of the pump, or out of the pit once it does start running," says Kauenhofen.

As well, he recommends checking your septic pumps or sewer backups work properly so they are ready to handle the extra water that's coming in.