Who pays for the sewer lateral in Dunsmuir, CA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main under the road
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
If a repair needs a permit or an inspection
- Who issues it:
- City of Dunsmuir - a permit for sewer work
- What it covers:
- constructing, altering or repairing a public sewer, building sewer, lateral or other sewage works
Dunsmuir Municipal Code section 13.08.130 provides that "No public sewer, building sewer, lateral or other sewage works shall be constructed, altered or repaired until a permit for the work has been obtained from the city and all fees paid in accordance with the rules, regulations and ordinances of the city."
Who to call first about the sewer lateral
Dunsmuir: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
In Dunsmuir the building sewer lateral, which runs to the City's main, is the property owner's to maintain. Section 13.08.190 of the City's code provides that "Building sewer laterals to the main shall be maintained by the owner of the property served thereby."
- The property owner
- The building sewer lateral, which the code defines as "the sewer connecting the building sewer to the public sewer for the purpose of conveying domestic wastewater". Section 13.08.170 also puts all costs of building and connecting the lateral on the owner.
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Dunsmuir Municipal Code section 13.08.190What the rules say
Most relevant if you are repairing or replacing the pipe
- Who issues it:
- City of Dunsmuir - a permit for sewer work
- What it covers:
- constructing, altering or repairing a public sewer, building sewer, lateral or other sewage works
Dunsmuir Municipal Code section 13.08.130 provides that "No public sewer, building sewer, lateral or other sewage works shall be constructed, altered or repaired until a permit for the work has been obtained from the city and all fees paid in accordance with the rules, regulations and ordinances of the city."
What to do: Before building, altering or repairing a sewer lateral, apply to the City of Dunsmuir for a permit and pay the fees, and ask what plans or other information the application needs.
Dunsmuir Municipal Code section 13.08.130, Permits and fees. Ord. 513Why this matters
The owner maintains the building sewer lateral all the way to the main and bears the costs of building and connecting it, so a repair anywhere on it is the owner's to arrange, under a City permit. Permits for work on a building sewer lateral may be issued to the property owner; work on the public sewer itself is for licensed contractors.
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
- Dunsmuir (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
2 of the 3 nearest cities draw the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.
Nearby cities and further reading
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