Who pays for the sewer lateral in Arcadia, CA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main under the road
Why, and what to doYours from the meter to your building
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
If a repair needs a permit or an inspection
- Who issues it:
- City of Arcadia City Engineer - a sewer permit for constructing or altering a house connection sewer, with an insurance certificate for work in a street
- What it covers:
- any construction, alteration or use of a house connection sewer, on the lot or in the street
Arcadia Municipal Code section 7430 bars anyone from constructing, using or altering any "house connection sewer" without "first obtaining a permit from the City Engineer". Where the work trenches into a public street, section 7430.2 requires a certificate of insurance "naming the City as additional insured" before the permit is issued.
Who to call first about the sewer lateral
Arcadia: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
Arcadia puts the whole house connection sewer on the owner and keeps only the main. Section 7424 provides that "All house connection sewers, industrial connection sewers, and appurtenances thereto, now existing or hereafter constructed, shall be maintained by the owner of the property served in a safe and sanitary condition", and section 7426 that "The City shall in no event be responsible for the maintenance or repair of or for removal of obstructions in or to any house connection sewer".
- The property owner
- The house connection sewer from just outside the building to the main, including the length under the street. Section 7410.8 defines it as "that part of the horizontal piping beginning twenty-four (24) inches from the exterior wall of the building or structure and extending to its connection with the public sewer".
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Arcadia Municipal Code section 7424, Maintenance of house connection sewerWhat the rules say
Most relevant if you are selling or buying
No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.
Also in force here
- Who issues it:
- City of Arcadia City Engineer - a sewer permit for constructing or altering a house connection sewer, with an insurance certificate for work in a street
- What it covers:
- any construction, alteration or use of a house connection sewer, on the lot or in the street
Arcadia Municipal Code section 7430 bars anyone from constructing, using or altering any "house connection sewer" without "first obtaining a permit from the City Engineer". Where the work trenches into a public street, section 7430.2 requires a certificate of insurance "naming the City as additional insured" before the permit is issued.
What to do: Before repairing or replacing your house connection sewer, have the contractor apply to the City Engineer for the sewer permit and file the insurance certificate if the street will be opened. Using a State-licensed contractor avoids the separate deposit or bond that section 7431 requires of anyone else doing the work.
Arcadia Municipal Code section 7430, Permit requiredWhy this matters
The owner keeps the whole house connection sewer, the length under the street included, so the repair most likely to be expensive is also the one that needs a City Engineer's permit, proof of insurance, and - unless the work is done by a State-licensed contractor - a cash deposit or surety bond under section 7431.
What this page cannot tell you
- No assistance or grant programme has been reviewed for this jurisdiction yet.
- No sewer service territory has been mapped for this area, so BelowGrid cannot say who serves an individual address.
Who governs and serves this area
- Jurisdiction
- Arcadia (municipality)
- Sewer service
- No map of sewer providers is held here. BelowGrid cannot say which sewer provider serves an individual address.
How this compares to neighbouring cities
1 of the 8 nearest cities draws the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.
Your other pipe: the water service line
The drinking water line coming into your property is a separate pipe, run by a separate authority, and who is responsible for it is decided separately. Your sewer lateral is yours to the main; your water line stops being yours at the meter.
Who owns the water service line in ArcadiaNearby cities and further reading
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