Who pays for the sewer lateral in Imperial, CA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main under the road
Why, and what to doNobody has put this in writing
What is known
If something’s wrong
If a repair needs a permit or an inspection
- Who issues it:
- City of Imperial Superintendent of Public Works Construction - a sewer permit for a new connection and an encroachment permit for work in the right-of-way
- What it covers:
- new connections of a lateral or house drain, and any work on the sewer in public rights-of-way
Imperial City Code section 18-9 provides that "Individual sewer permits are required for each new connection of a sewer lateral or sanitary house drain to the City Sewerage System." Section 18-10 adds that "An encroachment permit must be obtained by the applicant prior to initiating any work with public rights-of-way."
Buying or selling?
No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.
Planning work?
The remodelling rule in full, with its sourcesWho to call first about the sewer lateral
Imperial: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
Imperial puts the whole sewer service line on the owner, from the house to the main. Section 18-11 provides that "Individual sewer users are responsible for maintenance of individual service lines to the main line", and section 18-10 that the "Property owner is responsible for sewer service connections from the sewer service lateral from house to the main line."
- The property owner
- The service line and lateral from the house to the main line, including the length under the street. A blockage is the owner's to deal with first: "it shall be the responsibility of the property owner or occupant to take reasonable steps in locating and clearing the stoppage to the junction with the main line."
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Imperial City Code chapter 18, Sewers and Sewage DisposalWhat the rules say
Most relevant if you are repairing or replacing the pipe
- Who issues it:
- City of Imperial Superintendent of Public Works Construction - a sewer permit for a new connection and an encroachment permit for work in the right-of-way
- What it covers:
- new connections of a lateral or house drain, and any work on the sewer in public rights-of-way
Imperial City Code section 18-9 provides that "Individual sewer permits are required for each new connection of a sewer lateral or sanitary house drain to the City Sewerage System." Section 18-10 adds that "An encroachment permit must be obtained by the applicant prior to initiating any work with public rights-of-way."
What to do: For a new connection, obtain the City's sewer permit. For any work in the street, obtain the encroachment permit before digging, and arrange the Superintendent's supervision of the connection.
Imperial City Code chapter 18, Sewers and Sewage DisposalWhy this matters
The owner's line runs to the main, so work under the street is the owner's too, and it is done under the City's eye: connections in the right-of-way "shall be made by property owner and/or applicant under the supervision of the Superintendent of Public Works Construction", and the applicant reimburses the City's costs arising from the work. Work on the lot is at the owner's sole expense, to the Standard Specifications and the plumbing code.
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
- Imperial (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
The nearest city 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. One of the two authorities does not say where its side ends, so the two answers cannot be compared here.
Who owns the water service line in ImperialNearby cities and further reading
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