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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Redlands, 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 Redlands - an encroachment permit
    What it covers:
    lateral maintenance that requires excavation or replacement of existing sewer facilities

    Redlands Municipal Code section 13.44.160(B) provides that "Where such maintenance requires excavation or replacement of existing sewer facilities, the owner shall apply for and receive an encroachment permit from the City."

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

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

Who is responsible for which part

In Redlands the private sewer lateral runs from the building to the public sewer line, and it is the owner's to inspect, maintain, repair and replace. Section 13.44.160 of the City's code provides that "Each property owner shall, at the property owner's expense, inspect, maintain in good working order, repair and replace, as necessary, the PSL so that it does not cause or contribute to any sewage overflow from either the PSL or the public sewer."

The property owner
The private sewer lateral, which the same section defines as the pipes and appurtenances carrying wastewater "from the structure(s) served to the point of connection at the public sewer line located in the City right-of-way or easement". The owner keeps it free of root intrusion, cracks, leaks, open or displaced joints, grease, sediment and similar defects likely to block it or the public sewer.

What else is worth knowing

Nothing splits the lateral between the City and the owner; it continues into the City right-of-way or easement to the public sewer line, and the owner's duty goes with it. A lateral can also cross a neighbour's land: the section provides that "A PSL may be located on abutting parcels in order to provide access to an available public sewer." Where the maintenance needs excavation or replacement, the section requires the owner to apply for and receive an encroachment permit from the City.

Sources

Redlands Municipal Code section 13.44.160, Private sewer laterals. Ord. 2863

Also quoted:

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What 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

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    City of Redlands - an encroachment permit
    What it covers:
    lateral maintenance that requires excavation or replacement of existing sewer facilities

    Redlands Municipal Code section 13.44.160(B) provides that "Where such maintenance requires excavation or replacement of existing sewer facilities, the owner shall apply for and receive an encroachment permit from the City."

    What to do: Before excavating or replacing a sewer lateral, apply to the City of Redlands for an encroachment permit, and wait until it is issued before the work starts.

    Why this matters

    The owner inspects, maintains, repairs and replaces the private sewer lateral all the way to the public sewer line in the City right-of-way or easement, so digging up or replacing it is the owner's work, done under a City permit. A new connection to the City sewer needs its own permit under section 13.44.110.

    Current wording dates from · Checked

    Redlands Municipal Code section 13.44.160(B), Private sewer laterals

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Who governs and serves this area

Jurisdiction
Redlands (municipality)
Sewer service

How this compares to neighbouring cities

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

  • Redlands(this page)
    the main
  • Loma Lindaabout 4 mi
    the main
  • San Bernardinoabout 10 mi
    the main
  • Moreno Valleyabout 9 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main (conditions apply; see that page)
  • Coltonabout 9 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main
  • Grand Terraceabout 8 mi
    the property line
  • Rialtoabout 13 mi
    the main, including the connection fitting on the main
  • Big Bear Lakeabout 21 mi
    the main
  • Fontanaabout 17 mi
    the property line

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 Redlands

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