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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Dallas, TX

Which part of the pipe is yours

your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours.

If something’s wrong

Repairing, selling or remodelling? BelowGrid has no sewer lateral permit or inspection rule on file for Dallas; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

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

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

Who is responsible for which part

Dallas maintains the wastewater service connection from the main to the property line; the owner has the building lateral on the property. Section 49-24(a)(1) of the Dallas City Code provides that the city is responsible for maintenance of a service connection "from the main to the property line in the case of wastewater service."

Dallas
The wastewater service connection from the main to the property line, kept at its original size while the customer uses the service. Section 49-24(a)(3) ends the City's obligation when the customer abandons use of the service.
The property owner
The building lateral on the property. Section 49-24(c) requires it to be built under the City's plumbing and building codes and laid up to the property line to meet the service line.

What else is worth knowing

The dividing point is the property line. Section 49-24(a)(5) lets the director charge a fee for construction, installation or maintenance of a service connection. The Public Utility Commission of Texas maps no other utility's certificated sewer area over more than about 0.4% of Dallas's land.

Sources

Dallas City Code section 49-24, Service connections

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What this page cannot tell you

  • No local requirement has been published here yet. This jurisdiction may well have some - ask it directly.
  • 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
Dallas (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

1 of the 3 nearest cities draws the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Dallas(this page)
    the property line
  • Mesquiteabout 11 mi
    the property line
  • Fort Worthabout 34 mi
    the property line (conditions apply; see that page)
  • Dentonabout 36 mi
    the main

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

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 property line; your water line stops being yours at the meter.

Who owns the water service line in Dallas

Nearby cities and further reading

Look up a specific address

This page describes what applies to properties in Dallas in general. To see which authorities serve one address, and what records exist for it, search for it.

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