Who pays for the sewer lateral in Monrovia, CA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main, including the fitting where it joins
Why, and what to doYours from the meter to your building
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
If a repair needs a permit or an inspection
- Who issues it:
- City of Monrovia street superintendent - a written permit for any excavation in or under a public place
- What it covers:
- any excavation in or under the street for installing, repairing or removing a pipe, including a sewer lateral
Monrovia Municipal Code section 12.08.010 makes it unlawful to make "any excavation in or under the surface of any public place for the installation, repair or removal of any pipe, conduit, duct or tunnel or for any other purpose without first obtaining from the street superintendent a written permit to make such excavation and paying all fees for permit, inspection and trench resurfacing."
Who to call first about the sewer lateral
Monrovia: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
Monrovia puts the whole lateral and its junction with the main on the owner. Section 13.12.040 provides that "All sewer laterals shall be maintained by the owner of the property served by such lateral in a safe and sanitary operating condition so that there is no seepage of waste at any point up to and including the junction of the sewer lateral and the sewer main".
- The property owner
- The lateral from the building to the main, the junction included. The same section defines the sewer lateral as the connecting line running from the Y connection at the main "to the private property line and extending to the structure to which it connects", and says the sewer main "shall not include sewer laterals".
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Monrovia Municipal Code section 13.12.040, Maintenance of sewer lateralsWhat the rules say
Most relevant if you are remodelling or adding a unit
No rule on file here is specific to remodelling or adding a unit; that does not mean none exists.
Also in force here
- Who issues it:
- City of Monrovia street superintendent - a written permit for any excavation in or under a public place
- What it covers:
- any excavation in or under the street for installing, repairing or removing a pipe, including a sewer lateral
Monrovia Municipal Code section 12.08.010 makes it unlawful to make "any excavation in or under the surface of any public place for the installation, repair or removal of any pipe, conduit, duct or tunnel or for any other purpose without first obtaining from the street superintendent a written permit to make such excavation and paying all fees for permit, inspection and trench resurfacing."
What to do: Before a repair in the street, have the contractor apply to the street superintendent for the excavation permit. For a repair or a service connection the application does not need the usual plat - section 12.08.010 waives it for excavations "made for service connections for the location of trouble in conduits or pipes or for making repairs thereto".
Monrovia Municipal Code section 12.08.010, Permit and application requirementsWhy this matters
The owner's lateral runs to and includes its junction with the main, so a repair under the street is the owner's - and it needs the street superintendent's written permit, with fees for inspection and trench resurfacing, before the pavement is opened.
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
- Monrovia (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
All 8 of the nearest cities draw 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. Your sewer lateral is yours to the main, fitting included; your water line stops being yours at the meter.
Who owns the water service line in MonroviaNearby cities and further reading
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