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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Gresham, OR

Which part of the pipe is yours

your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours.

If something’s wrong

If a repair needs a permit or an inspection

  • Before work on the pipe · Permit

    Who issues it:
    City of Gresham
    What it covers:
    uncovering, connecting to, opening into, using, altering or disturbing any public sanitary sewer

    Gresham Revised Code section 4.10.010(1) provides: "No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sanitary sewer without first obtaining a permit."

The repair rule in full, with its sources

Buying or selling?

No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Gresham about the sewer lateral.

Gresham: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on

Who is responsible for which part

In Gresham the owner maintains the private building sewer, which runs to the property line or public easement line. Section 4.20.050 of the Gresham Revised Code provides that "Maintenance of the building sewer shall be the responsibility of the owner."

The property owner
The building sewer, including clearing blockages in it. Section 4.05.010 defines the building sewer as "A private sanitary sewer beginning five feet outside the building and extending to the property line or public easement line, connecting to the building service lateral."

What else is worth knowing

Beyond the property line the pipe is public. Section 4.05.010 defines the building service lateral as "A public sanitary sewer beginning at the property line or public easement line, and extending to the sanitary sewer main." The code does not say in words who maintains that public part; ask the City before any work past the property line. Metro's regional Sewer Districts map shows no sewer district inside Gresham, so the City is the only collector it maps there.

Sources

Gresham Revised Code chapter 4, Wastewater

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What the rules say

Most relevant if you are repairing or replacing the pipe

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    City of Gresham
    What it covers:
    uncovering, connecting to, opening into, using, altering or disturbing any public sanitary sewer

    Gresham Revised Code section 4.10.010(1) provides: "No person shall uncover, make any connections with or opening into, use, alter, or disturb any public sanitary sewer without first obtaining a permit."

    What to do: Before repairing or replacing a building sewer where the work reaches the property line or the public lateral, get a sewer permit from the City of Gresham.

    Why this matters

    The owner maintains the building sewer to the property line, where it joins the public building service lateral. Work that reaches the lateral or the connection to it touches a public sewer and needs a City permit first.

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    Gresham Revised Code chapter 4 - section 4.10.010, Permit Required

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
Gresham (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

Both of the nearest cities draw the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Gresham(this page)
    the property line
  • Portlandabout 10 mi
    the curb (conditions apply; see that page)
  • Battle Ground, WAabout 20 mi
    the main (conditions apply; see that page)

Distances are approximate, in a straight line between the places’ centres.

Nearby cities and further reading

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