Who pays for the sewer lateral in San Dimas, CA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main under the road
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 San Dimas Public Works Department
- What it covers:
- any construction or activity that involves the City right-of-way, naming a sewer connection in the right-of-way
The City of San Dimas Public Works Department states that "A Public Works Encroachment Permit is required before any construction or activity that involves the City right-of-way." Its list of work that requires one includes "Water line replacement/sewer connection in the City right-of-way." The City's sewer ordinance, borrowed from the County, puts the house lateral under the street on the owner, so this is the permit an owner's contractor needs to reach that pipe.
Who to call first about the sewer lateral
San Dimas: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
San Dimas writes no sewer ownership rule of its own and borrows the County's. Section 14.08.010 of its municipal code adopts County Ordinance No. 89-0101, "as codified in Title 20, Division 2 of the Los Angeles County Code", which "is adopted as the San Dimas Sanitary Sewers and Industrial Waste Ordinance". Inside that adopted division, section 20.24.080 provides that all house laterals "shall be maintained by the owner of the property served in a safe and sanitary condition", and section 20.20.130 defines a "house lateral" as "that part of the sewer piping within the street or right-of-way which extends from the property or sewer right-of-way line to a construction with the main-line sewer". The length the City's ordinance puts on the owner is the length under the road.
- The property owner
- The run under the street by the adopted code, and the whole length from the building to the main by the County sewer district's account. Section 20.24.080 assigns house laterals to "the owner of the property served", and section 20.20.130 places that lateral within the street or right-of-way, from the property line to the main-line sewer. Section 20.20.220 defines the main-line sewer independently - one "in which changes in alignment and grade occur only at manholes", adding that such sewers "are generally eight inches or more in diameter" - so the owner's length ends where that pipe begins.
What else is worth knowing
Sources
San Dimas Municipal Code section 14.08.010, County sanitary sewers and industrial waste ordinance adoptedWhat 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 San Dimas Public Works Department
- What it covers:
- any construction or activity that involves the City right-of-way, naming a sewer connection in the right-of-way
The City of San Dimas Public Works Department states that "A Public Works Encroachment Permit is required before any construction or activity that involves the City right-of-way." Its list of work that requires one includes "Water line replacement/sewer connection in the City right-of-way." The City's sewer ordinance, borrowed from the County, puts the house lateral under the street on the owner, so this is the permit an owner's contractor needs to reach that pipe.
What to do: Before digging in the street to reach a house lateral in San Dimas, have a licensed Class A or appropriate Class C contractor apply to Public Works for an encroachment permit with the insurance certificates and a traffic control plan, allow two to three weeks for review, and book the inspection by noon on the business day before the work.
City of San Dimas Public Works Department, Encroachment PermitsWhy this matters
An owner who is not a licensed contractor cannot take the permit out: "An encroachment permit can only be obtained by a licensed Class A or applicable Class C contractor." The Department's application guide asks for certificates of insurance with each application - general liability with a general aggregate limit of $2,000,000 and workers' compensation of at least $1,000,000 per claim, with the City named as certificate holder and additional insured - and a traffic control plan. A non-refundable application fee is invoiced once the application is complete, engineering staff comment within 10 to 15 business days, and issuance fees are invoiced on approval. Inspections need notice: "At least 24 hours prior notice is required for all Public Works inspections." The Department's inspection procedures ask for the request by noon one business day before the work, and ten business days ahead where the work closes a road.
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
- San Dimas (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
1 of the 8 nearest cities draws 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; your water line stops being yours at the meter.
Who owns the water service line in San DimasNearby cities and further reading
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