Who pays for the water service line in Santa Fe Irrigation District, CA
This page answers for the water service line only, and holds no sewer lateral answer or requirement. To see what BelowGrid has for the sewer lateral at a property, look up its address.
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours from the meter to your building
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
Who to call first about the water service line
Santa Fe Irrigation District: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
Santa Fe Irrigation District owns and maintains the line from its main to the meter, and stops there. Section 11.3 of its Administrative Code provides that "Water meters and laterals to meters from the District's distribution lines are the property of the District. All lines and facilities beyond the meter are the property and the responsibility of the property owner."
- Santa Fe Irrigation District
- The lateral from the District's main to the meter, and the meter. "The District shall maintain and repair services as needed, and replacements shall be made when necessary", and "The District's ownership and maintenance, repair and replacement obligations stop at the meter."
- The property owner
- Everything past the meter. "The maintenance of the flange or coupling on the customer's side of the meter and any valves, pressure regulators, backflow device or piping are the responsibility of the customer", and "The District is under no obligation to repair leaks on the customer's side of the meter."
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Santa Fe Irrigation District Administrative Code (adopted February 2026)What this page cannot tell you
- This page answers for the water service line only and holds no sewer lateral answer or requirement. Look up an address to see what BelowGrid has for the sewer lateral there.
- 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
- Santa Fe Irrigation District (special district)
- Sewer service
- No map of sewer providers is held here. BelowGrid cannot say which sewer provider serves an individual address.
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