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Sewer lateral responsibility in Harris County

Harris County has 34 incorporated cities, and BelowGrid has published an answer for 1 of them. Each city sets its own rule, so there is no single county-wide answer.

Cities with a published answer

Where each city puts the point at which the pipe stops being the owner’s, from that city’s own page:

Other cities in this county

BelowGrid has not published an answer for these yet. That says nothing about what each city requires.

  • Baytown
  • Bellaire
  • Bunker Hill Village
  • Deer Park
  • El Lago
  • Friendswood
  • Galena Park
  • Hedwig Village
  • Hilshire Village
  • Humble
  • Hunters Creek Village
  • Jacinto City
  • Jersey Village
  • Katy
  • La Porte
  • League City
  • Missouri City
  • Morgan's Point
  • Nassau Bay
  • Pasadena
  • Pearland
  • Piney Point Village
  • Seabrook
  • Shoreacres
  • South Houston
  • Southside Place
  • Spring Valley Village
  • Stafford
  • Taylor Lake Village
  • Tomball
  • Waller
  • Webster
  • West University Place

Outside the cities

  • Land in Harris County outside any city is not covered by these answers. It is served by the county or by a municipal utility district (MUD), depending on where it is, and BelowGrid has not published which.
  • Houston lies partly in Fort Bend County and Montgomery County and Waller County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Baytown lies partly in Chambers County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Friendswood lies partly in Galveston County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Katy lies partly in Fort Bend County and Waller County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • League City lies partly in Galveston County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Missouri City lies partly in Fort Bend County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Morgan's Point lies partly in Chambers County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Pearland lies partly in Brazoria County and Fort Bend County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Seabrook lies partly in Chambers County and Galveston County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Shoreacres lies partly in Chambers County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Stafford lies partly in Fort Bend County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Tomball lies partly in Montgomery County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.
  • Waller lies partly in Waller County as well, so it is listed on each county's page.

Further reading

Which county each city is in comes from the U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census Place by County reference files, checked . How BelowGrid works