Who pays for the water service line in Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17, TX

This page answers for the water service line only, and holds no sewer lateral answer or requirement. To see what BelowGrid has for the sewer lateral at a property, look up its address.

Which part of the pipe is yours

Water service line
Yours from the meter to your building
Why, and what to do

If something’s wrong

Who to call first about the water service line

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17 about the water service line.

Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on

Who is responsible for which part

Travis County WCID No. 17 owns and maintains the water main, the service line from the street to the meter, and the meter; the customer keeps the piping from the meter to the house. Section 1.8(e)(1) of the District's Service Rules states: "The District will own and maintain water mains in the street and service lines from the street to the meter as well as the meter itself" and "The Customer is responsible for all piping and fittings from the meter to the house or business".

Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17: The water main in the street, the service line from the street to the meter, the meter, and the six-inch brass meter nipple attached to it.
The property owner: All piping and fittings from the meter to the house or business, wherever they run, including cut-off valves, pressure regulating valves and backflow preventers.

What else is worth knowing

The dividing point is the meter. The customer's piping is the customer's "regardless of whether the piping is located on the customer's property or in the right of way". The rules refer to an illustration in Appendix M, which is not in the published manual. This answer applies inside the District's water system as the Texas Water Development Board maps it. Check the name on your water bill.

Sources

Travis County WCID No. 17, Service Rules and Policy Manual, Section 1.8(e)(1), Delineation of District Responsibility for Operation and Maintenance

Checked 5 Oct 2026 (3 weeks ago)

What this page cannot tell you

This page answers for the water service line only and holds no sewer lateral answer or requirement. Look up an address to see what BelowGrid has for the sewer lateral there.
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Who governs and serves this area

Jurisdiction: Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 17 (special district)
Sewer service: No map of sewer providers is held here. BelowGrid cannot say which sewer provider serves an individual address.

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