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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Redding, CA

Which part of the pipe is yours

your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain?
The thick length is yours. A hatched run means nobody has said where it divides.

If something’s wrong

If a repair needs a permit or an inspection

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

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 Redding about the sewer lateral.

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

Who is responsible for which part

In Redding the sewer connection - the private sewer lateral - runs from the premises to the public sewer, and it is the owner's to maintain on public and private ground alike. Section 14.16.340(A) of the City's code provides that "Maintenance of sewer connections, whether on public or private property, is the responsibility of the owner of the premises."

The property owner
The whole sewer connection, which section 14.16.020 defines as "a privately owned and maintained conduit that conveys wastewater from a single premises to a public sewer."

What else is worth knowing

Nothing splits the lateral between the City and the owner; the dividing point is the public sewer, which the code defines as "a sewer directly maintained and controlled by the city". Where the City finds an existing connection in an insanitary condition, the city manager may order it repaired, modified or replaced, and section 14.16.350(C) makes it "the obligation of the owner of the premises served by the connection to comply with the order at the owner's expense." The City's wastewater collections page says the same: "The public sewer system does not include the sewer laterals that connect homes and businesses to the public system."

Sources

Redding Municipal Code section 14.16.340

Also quoted:

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What the rules say

Most relevant if you are repairing or replacing the pipe

No rule on file here is specific to repairing or replacing the pipe; that does not mean none exists.

Also in force here

  • Any timeWork required

    Redding Municipal Code section 14.16.340(B) provides that "Sewer laterals and connections deemed to be causing a public nuisance or negatively impacting the POTW, shall be video inspected and all repairs made to comply with city construction standards at the owner's expense."

    What to do: If the City tells you your lateral is causing a nuisance or affecting the public sewer, arrange a video inspection of it, and ask the City which construction standards and permits apply before the repair starts.

    Why this matters

    The POTW is the City's system for collecting and treating wastewater. This requirement does not wait for a sale or a building permit: it applies once a lateral is deemed to be causing a nuisance or harming the City's system, and it reaches the lateral on public property as well as on the lot, because the owner maintains both.

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    Redding Municipal Code section 14.16.340(B)

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
Redding (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 in the same place. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Redding(this page)
    the main
  • Shasta Lakeabout 8 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. 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 Redding

Nearby cities and further reading

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