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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Loma Linda, CA

Which part of the pipe is yours

  • Sewer lateral

    Yours all the way to the main under the road

    Why, and what to do
  • Water service line

    Yours from the meter to your building — if certain conditions are met

    Why, and what to do
your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours. A dashed marker means the position depends on your property — see below.

If something’s wrong

If a repair needs a permit or an inspection

  • Before work on the pipe · Permit

    Who issues it:
    City of Loma Linda city engineer - a written construction permit for laying sewer pipe in a public street, alley or easement
    What it covers:
    laying or replacing the lateral in any street, alleyway or public easement

    Loma Linda Municipal Code section 12.04.030 provides that "No person shall grade, prepare subgrade, pave, lay sewer or drain pipe or construct curbs, gutters, driveways, sidewalks, manholes, catchbasins or similar structures in any street, alleyway or easement, which street, alleyway or easement is dedicated or proposed to be dedicated for public use, within the city, without first obtaining a written construction permit from the city engineer."

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 Loma Linda about the sewer lateral.

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

Who is responsible for which part

Loma Linda puts the complete sewer lateral on the owner, from the house to the connection at the main. Section 13.17.030 provides that "Maintenance responsibility for the complete sewer lateral (from structure/dwelling to the joint or saddle) shall be borne by the property owner, pursuant to city of Loma Linda sewer lateral standard SS-3."

The property owner
The complete sewer lateral, from the structure to the joint or saddle at the public sewer main. Section 13.17.120 adds that the owner "is therefore responsible for any damages caused by the neglect of regular maintenance of the private sewer lateral."

What else is worth knowing

Nothing conditions the split: the City's sewer is defined as the mains and their manholes and cleanouts, and it "does not include residential, commercial and industrial laterals and connections to the public sewer system." 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

Loma Linda Municipal Code section 13.17.030, Definitions

Also quoted:

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What the rules say

Most relevant if you are repairing or replacing the pipe

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    City of Loma Linda city engineer - a written construction permit for laying sewer pipe in a public street, alley or easement
    What it covers:
    laying or replacing the lateral in any street, alleyway or public easement

    Loma Linda Municipal Code section 12.04.030 provides that "No person shall grade, prepare subgrade, pave, lay sewer or drain pipe or construct curbs, gutters, driveways, sidewalks, manholes, catchbasins or similar structures in any street, alleyway or easement, which street, alleyway or easement is dedicated or proposed to be dedicated for public use, within the city, without first obtaining a written construction permit from the city engineer."

    What to do: Before replacing the lateral under the street or in a public easement, have the contractor obtain a construction permit from the city engineer.

    Why this matters

    The owner keeps the complete lateral to the joint or saddle on the main, so replacing the part under the street is the owner's work - and laying sewer pipe in a public street or easement needs the city engineer's written construction permit first. The code defines that permit as covering "constructing, replacing or repairing" sewers among other street work.

    Current wording dates from · Checked

    Loma Linda Municipal Code section 12.04.030, Construction permit required when

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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
Loma Linda (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

5 of the 8 nearest cities draw the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Loma Linda(this page)
    the main
  • Redlandsabout 4 mi
    the main
  • Coltonabout 5 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main
  • San Bernardinoabout 7 mi
    the main
  • Riversideabout 11 mi
    the property line (conditions apply; see that page)
  • Grand Terraceabout 4 mi
    the property line
  • Rialtoabout 10 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main
  • Fontanaabout 13 mi
    the property line
  • Big Bear Lakeabout 24 mi
    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 Loma Linda

Nearby cities and further reading

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