Who pays for the sewer lateral in Airway Heights, WA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main under the road
Why, and what to doYours from the meter to your building
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
If a repair needs a permit or an inspection
- Who issues it:
- City of Airway Heights - Division of Building and Planning
- What it covers:
- constructing, repairing, altering, extending or abandoning any side sewer
Airway Heights Municipal Code section 13.06.1400(A) provides that "A sewer connection permit as authorized by the Director and issued by the Division of Building and Planning is required in order to construct, repair, alter, extend or abandon any side sewer."
Buying or selling?
No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.
Planning work?
The remodelling rule in full, with its sourcesWho to call first about the sewer lateral
Airway Heights: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
In Airway Heights the property owner maintains the side sewer, including the stub in the street, to the point where it enters the public sewer. Section 13.06.620 of the Airway Heights Municipal Code provides that the stub "shall become part of a side sewer and shall be maintained by the property owner to the point of entry into the public sewer."
- The property owner
- The side sewer and side sewer stub to the point of entry into the public sewer. Section 13.06.1480(B) provides that "All expense and liability for loss or damage for cleaning, repairing and maintenance of a side sewer or a private sewer from the building drain to the public sewer shall be the responsibility of the property owner".
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Airway Heights Municipal Code section 13.06.620, Side sewer stub (Ord. C-1074What the rules say
Most relevant if you are remodelling or adding a unit
- Who issues it:
- City of Airway Heights - Division of Building and Planning
- What it covers:
- constructing, repairing, altering, extending or abandoning any side sewer
Airway Heights Municipal Code section 13.06.1400(A) provides that "A sewer connection permit as authorized by the Director and issued by the Division of Building and Planning is required in order to construct, repair, alter, extend or abandon any side sewer."
What to do: Before repairing, altering or replacing a side sewer, get a sewer connection permit from the City of Airway Heights' Division of Building and Planning.
Airway Heights Municipal Code section 13.06.1400Why this matters
The owner maintains the side sewer and its stub to the public sewer, so repairing it is the owner's work and needs the City's sewer connection permit.
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
- Airway Heights (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.
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 main; your water line stops being yours at the meter.
Who owns the water service line in Airway HeightsNearby cities and further reading
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