Who pays for the sewer lateral in Solana Beach, 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:
- The required permits, and the Solana Beach city engineer's written permission to uncover or connect to the public sewer
- What it covers:
- cleaning, maintaining and repairing the sewer lateral, and uncovering or connecting to the public sewer
Solana Beach Municipal Code section 14.04.100 has the owner clean, maintain and repair the lateral "at the property owner's sole expense and only after the required permits have been issued", and section 14.04.110 provides that "No person shall enter, obstruct, uncover, or tamper with any portion of the public sewer, or connect to it, or dispose septic tank/cesspool wastes, or dispose of anything into any sewer and/or sewer utility hole without the written permission of the city engineer."
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
Solana Beach: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
Solana Beach puts the whole lateral on the owner, from the main to the house. Section 14.04.100 provides that "The property owner serviced by a sewer lateral shall be responsible for cleaning, maintaining and repairing the sewer lateral between the sewer main and the lateral connection to the structure."
- The property owner
- Cleaning, maintaining and repairing the sewer lateral between the main and the structure, "at the property owner's sole expense and only after the required permits have been issued."
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Solana Beach Municipal Code chapter 14.04, General sewer regulationsWhat the rules say
Most relevant if you are remodelling or adding a unit
- Who issues it:
- The required permits, and the Solana Beach city engineer's written permission to uncover or connect to the public sewer
- What it covers:
- cleaning, maintaining and repairing the sewer lateral, and uncovering or connecting to the public sewer
Solana Beach Municipal Code section 14.04.100 has the owner clean, maintain and repair the lateral "at the property owner's sole expense and only after the required permits have been issued", and section 14.04.110 provides that "No person shall enter, obstruct, uncover, or tamper with any portion of the public sewer, or connect to it, or dispose septic tank/cesspool wastes, or dispose of anything into any sewer and/or sewer utility hole without the written permission of the city engineer."
What to do: Before repairing the lateral, get the required permits, and the city engineer's written permission before uncovering or connecting to the public sewer.
Solana Beach Municipal Code chapter 14.04, sections 14.04.040, 14.04.100 and 14.04.110Why this matters
The owner's lateral runs to the main, so a repair under the street is the owner's work and cost. "The construction, installation, or repair of sewer service laterals and house sewers and connections to the sewer system shall be completed to the satisfaction of the city engineer or his representatives". The city engineer may also require a backflow prevention device where, in the engineer's professional opinion, the location of the lateral connection poses a threat of potential harm.
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
- Solana Beach (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
2 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; your water line stops being yours at the meter.
Who owns the water service line in Solana BeachNearby cities and further reading
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