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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Mesquite, 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 Mesquite; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

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

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

Who is responsible for which part

Mesquite maintains the sanitary sewer service inside the City right-of-way or sewer easement; the owner has the rest. Section 16-45(c) of the Code of the City of Mesquite provides that the "City is responsible for maintenance of the sanitary sewer service within the City right-of-way or sewer easement" and that the "property owner is responsible for maintenance of the sanitary sewer service from the right-of-way or sewer easement boundary to the structure."

Mesquite
The sanitary sewer service within the City right-of-way or sewer easement.
The property owner
The sanitary sewer service from the right-of-way or sewer easement boundary to the structure, under section 16-45(c).

What else is worth knowing

The dividing point is the edge of the City right-of-way, or the boundary of a sewer easement where the service runs through one. Section 16-45(a) has service lines installed from the main to the right-of-way line or easement boundary line. The Public Utility Commission of Texas maps no other utility's certificated sewer area over more than about 0.5% of Mesquite's land.

Sources

Code of the City of Mesquite section 16-45

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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
Mesquite (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

The nearest city draws the line in the same place. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Mesquite(this page)
    the property line
  • Dallasabout 11 mi
    the property line

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 Mesquite

Nearby cities and further reading

Look up a specific address

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

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