Who pays for the sewer lateral in Scotts Valley, 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 Scotts Valley - the director of public works' written permit
- What it covers:
- any opening or excavation on a public street
Scotts Valley Municipal Code section 12.08.070 provides that no person shall "Make any opening or excavation for any purpose on a public street" without "first obtaining a written permit therefor from the director of public works of the city".
Who to call first about the sewer lateral
Scotts Valley: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
Scotts Valley makes the lateral the owner's property and the owner's to maintain. Section 13.04.255 provides that "Sewer laterals shall belong to the property owner", and that "The property owner shall maintain all sewer laterals and appurtenances for his/her premises, and be responsible for any blockages therein."
- The property owner
- The sewer lateral and its appurtenances, blockages included. The code defines the lateral as "that length of sewer conveying wastewater from the premises of a user to the sanitary sewer system"; the City maintains "all city sanitary sewer mains and appurtenances within public easements or on public property."
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Scotts Valley Municipal Code section 13.04.255, Ownership and maintenance of linesWhat 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
- Who issues it:
- City of Scotts Valley - the director of public works' written permit
- What it covers:
- any opening or excavation on a public street
Scotts Valley Municipal Code section 12.08.070 provides that no person shall "Make any opening or excavation for any purpose on a public street" without "first obtaining a written permit therefor from the director of public works of the city".
What to do: Before a lateral repair that opens the street, have the contractor get the director of public works' written permit.
Scotts Valley Municipal Code section 12.08.070, General requirementsWhy this matters
The owner maintains the lateral all the way to the City's main, so a repair under the street is the owner's work - and digging there needs the director of public works' written permit first.
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
- Scotts Valley (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
3 of the 4 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; your water line stops being yours at the meter.
Who owns the water service line in Scotts ValleyNearby cities and further reading
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