Who pays for the sewer lateral in Seaside County Sanitation District, 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:
- Seaside County Sanitation District
- What it covers:
- constructing a lateral sewer or house sewer, or a connection to the District's collection or outfall sewers
Seaside County Sanitation District's code, section 4.05.050, provides that "No person shall construct any lateral sewer, house sewer, or connection to any part of the district's main collection or outfall sewers without obtaining the permits required by this title". The application, under section 4.15.010, names the owner, the plumber or contractor doing the work, the part of the street, alley or sidewalk to be disturbed and the start date.
Buying or selling?
No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.
Planning work?
The remodelling rule in full, with its sourcesWho to call first about the sewer lateral
Seaside County Sanitation District: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
In Sand City the whole lateral, from the building to the District's main, is the owner's. Seaside County Sanitation District, which owns and maintains the collection system in the city, says on its page that "The district maintains the sewer main line through jetting and chemical cleaning. However, the lateral line that connects the individual home or business to the main line is the responsibility of the property owner."
- The property owner
- The lateral from the wye at the main back to the building. The District's code names its two parts: the house sewer, "a sewer line beginning two feet outside the foundation of any building and running to the property line", and the lateral sewer, "that portion of a sewer between a building and collecting main which lies within a public street". The District's Sewer System Management Plan says the same: "Sewer laterals are owned, operated and maintained by individual property owners from the wye connection at the sewer main, back to each building."
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Seaside County Sanitation DistrictWhat the rules say
Most relevant if you are selling or buying
No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.
Also in force here
- Who issues it:
- Seaside County Sanitation District
- What it covers:
- constructing a lateral sewer or house sewer, or a connection to the District's collection or outfall sewers
Seaside County Sanitation District's code, section 4.05.050, provides that "No person shall construct any lateral sewer, house sewer, or connection to any part of the district's main collection or outfall sewers without obtaining the permits required by this title". The application, under section 4.15.010, names the owner, the plumber or contractor doing the work, the part of the street, alley or sidewalk to be disturbed and the start date.
What to do: Before building a lateral or house sewer, or connecting to the District's sewers, in Sand City, use a plumber or contractor licensed by Seaside County Sanitation District, apply to the District for the permit shortly before work starts, and leave the trench open until the District has inspected and approved the pipe.
Seaside County Sanitation District Code section 4.05.050, Permits requiredWhy this matters
The work is inspected before it is buried and before it is used: "No backfill shall be placed until sewer has been inspected and approved by the authorized representative of the district", and "Sewers shall not be put in service until a certificate of inspection is issued." Whoever makes the connection needs the District's own licence: "No person shall make any connection with the district's sanitary system unless he holds a valid and unrevoked license from the district to do so." Under section 4.20.020 that licence goes only to a holder of a State contractor's licence for plumbing or sewer work who has posted a surety bond of at least $500. A permit lapses if the sewer is not built within 10 working days of the application, so apply close to the start date.
What this page cannot tell you
- No assistance or grant programme has been reviewed for this jurisdiction yet.
Who governs and serves this area
- Jurisdiction
- Seaside County Sanitation District (special district)
- Sewer service
Where else this answer applies
The same authorities settle this in the place below too:
It gets its answer from the same authorities.
How this compares to neighbouring districts
2 of the 4 nearest districts draw the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.
Your other pipe: the water service line
For the water service line, California American Water, Monterey says:
The utility owns the service pipe, the curb stop, the meter and the meter box. The customer lays and keeps in repair the piping from the meter to the house.
Your sewer lateral is yours to the main; your water line stops being yours at the meter.
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