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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Coal Creek Utility District, WA

Which part of the pipe is yours

your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours.

If something’s wrong

If a repair needs a permit or an inspection

  • Before work on the pipe · Permit

    Who issues it:
    Coal Creek Utility District - a side sewer permit
    What it covers:
    construction, addition or repair of a side sewer on private property or within public rights-of-way

    Coal Creek Utility District Code of Regulations section 5.32.080 provides that "Before any work is started for construction, addition or repair of a side sewer either on private property or within public rights-of-way, application shall be made for a side sewer permit and said permit issued by the district."

The repair rule in full, with its sources

Buying or selling?

No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Coal Creek Utility District about the sewer lateral.

Coal Creek Utility District: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on

Who is responsible for which part

Inside Coal Creek Utility District the property owner maintains the side sewer, which runs from the building's plumbing to the sewer main. Section 5.32.030 of the District's Code of Regulations provides that "The limit of responsibility of the district shall be maintenance of the public sewer. Side sewers shall be maintained by the property owners served".

The property owner
The side sewer, which section 5.32.020 defines as "a conduit system (pressure or gravity) extending from the plumbing system of a structure(s) to and connecting with a public or private sewer main."

What else is worth knowing

The dividing point is the sewer main; the District's public sewer is defined as a sewer, exclusive of side sewers, owned or operated by the District, and the Code does not say who keeps the fitting where the side sewer joins the main. When the District must maintain or repair a side sewer to protect the operation of the public sewer, the cost is charged to the owner of the property served. Repairing a side sewer, on private property or in the street, needs a District side sewer permit. This answer applies where Coal Creek Utility District is your sewer utility; check the name on your sewer bill.

Sources

Coal Creek Utility District Code of Regulations section 5.32.030

Also quoted:

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What the rules say

Most relevant if you are remodelling or adding a unit

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    Coal Creek Utility District - a side sewer permit
    What it covers:
    construction, addition or repair of a side sewer on private property or within public rights-of-way

    Coal Creek Utility District Code of Regulations section 5.32.080 provides that "Before any work is started for construction, addition or repair of a side sewer either on private property or within public rights-of-way, application shall be made for a side sewer permit and said permit issued by the district."

    What to do: Before repairing or adding to a side sewer, apply to Coal Creek Utility District for a side sewer permit at least 24 hours before the work; allow two to four weeks for a city or county right-of-way permit if any part is in the street.

    Why this matters

    The owner maintains the side sewer all the way to the sewer main, including any part in the street. A District permit is needed before repairing it, and a permit that includes work in a public right-of-way may be issued only to a licensed side sewer contractor.

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    Coal Creek Utility District Code of Regulations section 5.32.080

What this page cannot tell you

  • No assistance or grant programme has been reviewed for this jurisdiction yet.
  • BelowGrid holds no separate map of sewer providers here. This page gives Coal Creek Utility District's own answer, for the area inside the boundary BelowGrid holds for it; look up an address to see whose answer applies there.

Who governs and serves this area

Jurisdiction
Coal Creek Utility District (special district)
Sewer service
No separate map of sewer providers is held here. This page gives Coal Creek Utility District’s own answer, for the area inside the boundary BelowGrid holds for it. Look up an address to see whose answer applies there, or check the name on your sewer bill.

How this compares to neighbouring districts

3 of the 4 nearest districts draw the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

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

Look up a specific address

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

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