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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Jackson, 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 Jackson - a permit to uncover, connect to or alter a service sewer, and a permit for any excavation in the street
    What it covers:
    uncovering, connecting to, opening into or altering a public or service sewer, and excavation within a street right-of-way

    Jackson Municipal Code section 13.20.060 provides that "No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer, service sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a permit for same from the city."

The repair rule in full, with its sources

Buying or selling?

No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

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

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

Who is responsible for which part

Jackson puts the whole service lateral on the owner, including the part under the street. Section 13.20.155 provides that "All privately owned service laterals and private sewage disposal systems and appurtenances from all points of the property to the sewer main shall be maintained by the property owner or owners in a safe and proper operating condition".

The property owner
The service lateral, which section 13.20.010 defines as "a privately owned, operated, and maintained sewer line connecting a building or private facility to the city's main sewer. The lateral includes that portion of the line located within the public right-of-way."

What else is worth knowing

Where several properties share one lateral, "all owners served by that lateral shall be severally and jointly responsible for its maintenance." The City may require a video of the private lateral and may order a lateral that has become unsanitary or a threat to health or property put right. These sections govern property on the City's sewer.

Sources

Jackson Municipal Code section 13.20.155, Lateral responsibility

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What the rules say

Most relevant if you have a backup or blockage

No rule on file here is specific to a backup or blockage; that does not mean none exists.

Also in force here

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    City of Jackson - a permit to uncover, connect to or alter a service sewer, and a permit for any excavation in the street
    What it covers:
    uncovering, connecting to, opening into or altering a public or service sewer, and excavation within a street right-of-way

    Jackson Municipal Code section 13.20.060 provides that "No unauthorized person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter or disturb any public sewer, service sewer or appurtenance thereof without first obtaining a permit for same from the city."

    What to do: Before repairing the lateral, get the City's permit; if the work opens the street, the contractor also needs the encroachment permit from whichever of the City, Amador County or Caltrans controls that road.

    Why this matters

    The owner maintains the lateral all the way to the main, so a repair under the street is the owner's work. Section 13.20.070 adds that "No sewer or service shall be constructed or any excavation made within the right-of-way of any street within the city until after a permit has been issued therefor by the superintendent", and the contractor must obtain any City, county or state encroachment permits.

    Current wording dates from · Checked

    Jackson Municipal Code section 13.20.060, Connection with public sewer

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What this page cannot tell you

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  • 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
Jackson (municipality)
Sewer service
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How this compares to neighbouring cities

The nearest city draws the line in the same place. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Jackson(this page)
    the main
  • Plymouthabout 10 mi
    the main

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

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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 Jackson

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