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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Fillmore, CA

Which part of the pipe is yours

your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours.

If something’s wrong

If a repair needs a permit or an inspection

  • Before work on the pipe · Permit

    Who issues it:
    City of Fillmore - a written permit before constructing a building sewer, with the connection inspected
    What it covers:
    constructing a building sewer and connecting it to the public sewer

    Fillmore Municipal Code section 12.08.010 provides that "no person shall construct a building sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the city and paying all fees and connection charges as required therein."

The repair rule in full, with its sources

No rule on file here is specific to selling, buying, remodelling or adding a unit; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Fillmore about the sewer lateral.

Fillmore: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on

Who is responsible for which part

Fillmore puts the sewer lateral on the owner. Section 12.08.100 provides that "Each lateral sewer shall be maintained by the owner of the property served thereby."

The property owner
The lateral sewer serving the property. Read with the building sewer, which section 12.04.020 defines as "a sewer conveying wastewater from the premises of a user to the public sewer", it runs to the public sewer.

What else is worth knowing

The code does not define "lateral sewer" separately, so it does not say in terms where under the street the owner's part ends; read with the definition of the building sewer it runs to the public sewer. Under section 12.08.080, damage to the public sewer while connecting is repaired at the user's cost. These sections govern property on the City's sewer; check the name on your sewer bill if you are not sure the City serves you.

Sources

Fillmore Municipal Code section 12.08.100, Maintenance of lateral sewers

Also quoted:

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What the rules say

Most relevant if you have received a notice from the city or district

No rule on file here is specific to a notice from the city or district; that does not mean none exists.

Also in force here

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    City of Fillmore - a written permit before constructing a building sewer, with the connection inspected
    What it covers:
    constructing a building sewer and connecting it to the public sewer

    Fillmore Municipal Code section 12.08.010 provides that "no person shall construct a building sewer without first obtaining a written permit from the city and paying all fees and connection charges as required therein."

    What to do: Before rebuilding the building sewer or lateral, have the contractor obtain the City's written permit and arrange the inspection of the connection.

    Why this matters

    The owner maintains the lateral, so rebuilding it is the owner's work - and it needs the City's written permit first. The connection to the public sewer is made "in the presence of the inspector and under his supervision", and any damage to the public sewer is repaired at the user's cost.

    Current wording dates from · Checked

    Fillmore Municipal Code section 12.08.010, Permit required

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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
Fillmore (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

4 of the 6 nearest cities draw the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Fillmore(this page)
    the main
  • Simi Valleyabout 13 mi
    the main
  • Santa Paulaabout 9 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main
  • Thousand Oaksabout 15 mi
    the main
  • Venturaabout 21 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main
  • Oxnardabout 22 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main
  • Port Huenemeabout 23 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main

Distances are approximate, in a straight line between the places’ centres.

Compare the rules city by city

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 Fillmore

Nearby cities and further reading

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