Who pays for the sewer lateral in Riverbank, 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 Riverbank Public Works Director - an encroachment permit for any construction in the public street right-of-way, with security
- What it covers:
- any construction or encroachment in the street, including a repair to a sewer lateral
Riverbank Municipal Code section 95.37 provides that "It is unlawful for any person to perform any type of construction, or to place an encroachment of any kind within the public street right-of-way without first having obtained an encroachment permit to do so from the Public Works Director."
Who to call first about the sewer lateral
Riverbank: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
Riverbank puts the whole lateral on the owner, the fitting on the main included. Section 51.09 provides that "A service lateral is a private facility. The property owner shall be responsible for constructing, repairing, and maintaining the entire sewer lateral between the building and the sanitary sewer main (including the lateral and building sewers, and the tap, saddle, or wye connection fitting at the sanitary sewer main)."
- The property owner
- Everything from the building to the main - the building sewer, the lateral under the street and the tap, saddle or wye on the main - built, repaired and maintained at the owner's cost.
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Riverbank Municipal Code section 51.09, Service lateral private propertyWhat the rules say
Most relevant if you have received a notice from the city or district
No rule on file here is specific to a notice from the city or district; that does not mean none exists.
Also in force here
- Who issues it:
- City of Riverbank Public Works Director - an encroachment permit for any construction in the public street right-of-way, with security
- What it covers:
- any construction or encroachment in the street, including a repair to a sewer lateral
Riverbank Municipal Code section 95.37 provides that "It is unlawful for any person to perform any type of construction, or to place an encroachment of any kind within the public street right-of-way without first having obtained an encroachment permit to do so from the Public Works Director."
What to do: Before a repair in the street, have the contractor apply to the Public Works Director for the encroachment permit and ask what security the Director will require - many contractors post the bond themselves, which is worth confirming in the quote.
Riverbank Municipal Code section 95.37, Permit requiredWhy this matters
The owner keeps the lateral and its fitting on the main, so a repair under the street is the owner's - and the encroachment permit carries a financial condition that can surprise: section 95.47 requires "a security bond, cash deposit, savings and loan certificate, or letter of credit in an amount determined by the Public Works Director to be 100% of the estimated cost of the work".
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
- Riverbank (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
6 of the 8 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 RiverbankNearby cities and further reading
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