Who pays for the water service line in California American Water, Ventura County System, CA
This page answers for the water service line only, and holds no sewer lateral answer or requirement. To see what BelowGrid has for the sewer lateral at a property, look up its address.
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours from the meter to your building
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
Who to call first about the water service line
California American Water, Ventura County System: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
California American Water owns the service pipe, the curb stop, the meter and the meter box. The customer lays and keeps in repair the piping from the meter to the house.
- California American Water, Ventura County System
- California American Water's CPUC tariff, Rule 16, states that "The service pipe, curb stop, meter, and meter box furnished by or on behalf of the utility and located wholly or partially upon a customer's premises are the property of the utility." That is ownership: the rule does not say in terms who repairs the service pipe.
- The property owner
- The piping from the meter onward. As a condition of service the customer must "Furnish and lay the necessary piping to make the connection from the service connection to the place of consumption and shall keep such piping in good repair". Rule 1 defines the service connection as "The point of connection of the customer's piping or ditch with the meter, service pipe or ditch owned by the utility", and Rule 16 provides that "The service connection will determine the point of delivery of water service to the customer."
What else is worth knowing
If a leak is on the street side of the meter, the pipe is the utility's property, so report it to California American Water before hiring anyone. This answer applies where California American Water's Ventura County system is the supplier: the area the State's register draws for it, about four-fifths of it inside Thousand Oaks and the rest on unincorporated Ventura County ground. The State marks that boundary as not yet verified. Ground the same register gives to the City of Thousand Oaks water department is left out. Check that the name on your water bill is California American Water before relying on it.
Sources
California American Water, Rule No. 16What this page cannot tell you
- This page answers for the water service line only and holds no sewer lateral answer or requirement. Look up an address to see what BelowGrid has for the sewer lateral there.
- 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
- California American Water, Ventura County System (special district)
- Sewer service
- No map of sewer providers is held here. BelowGrid cannot say which sewer provider serves an individual address.
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