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Who owns the water service line in Parlier, CA

Which part of the pipe is yours

your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours.

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Who to call first about the water service line

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Parlier about the water service line.

The documents this answer is built on

Who is responsible for which part

Parlier draws the water line the way it draws the sewer lateral: the owner's out to the main, with the City paying for street repairs unless the owner, the occupants or tree roots caused them. Section 13.10.250 provides that "Property owners and water consumers are responsible for repairing and maintaining the laterals connecting their premises to the public water mains", and that, unless the owner, the occupants or trees and roots made the repair necessary, "all repair work performed within the public right-of-way shall be at the expense of the city." This is Parlier's own statement.

Parlier
Repair work in the public right-of-way that needs an excavation, at the City's expense and under the direction of the director of public works - unless it was made necessary by the owner, the occupants, or trees or roots.
The property owner
Repairing and maintaining the water lateral connecting the premises to the public water main, and any repair in the right-of-way that the owner, the occupants, or trees or roots made necessary. The consumer also provides, at their own expense, the corporation stopcock, meter box, gate valve and valve box on or near the property line, and "All expenses for installing, adjusting, repairing or replacing water meters shall be charged against the consumer."

What else is worth knowing

On the lot the line is the owner's; in the street, a repair that needs an excavation is charged to the owner only if the owner, people occupying the premises with the owner's permission, or trees or roots made it necessary, and otherwise the City pays. Section 13.10.190 makes "All water meters and service mains" City property - "service mains" is not defined - but the meter's costs are still charged to the consumer. The State's register puts the City's system over about 84% of Parlier's land; the rest, about 16%, is ground inside the city limits that no published water service area reaches - not a rival utility, and not necessarily unserved. Check the name on your water bill.

Sources

Parlier Municipal Code section 13.10.250, Maintenance and repair of water facilities

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What this page cannot tell you

  • This describes who is responsible for which part of the pipe. It is not a record of what your own service line is made of.
  • This authority's service line inventory - the record of which pipes are lead, and where - has not been matched here yet. Ask the utility for yours.
Parlier: official site

Your other pipe: the sewer lateral

For the sewer lateral, Parlier says:

Parlier puts the lateral on the owner out to the main, but pays for street repairs unless the owner, the occupants or tree roots caused them. Section 13.40.080 provides that "Property owners and consumers are responsible for repairing and maintaining the laterals connecting their premises to the public sewer mains", and that, unless the owner, the occupants or trees and roots made the repair necessary, "all repair work in the public right-of-way shall be at the expense of the city."

Both pipes divide in the same place here — the main.

Same trench, separate authorities, decided separately.

Who pays for the sewer lateral in Parlier, CA

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