Who pays for the sewer lateral in Lakehaven Water and Sewer District, WA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main under the road
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
If a repair needs a permit or an inspection
- Who issues it:
- Lakehaven Water and Sewer District - a permit from the District's manager
- What it covers:
- constructing, extending, relaying, repairing, abandoning or connecting a private or side sewer within the property lines
Lakehaven Water and Sewer District Administrative Code section 6.40.060 provides that "It is unlawful for any person to construct, extend, relay, repair, abandon or make connections to a private or side sewer within the property lines without obtaining a permit therefore as provided in this Chapter".
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
Lakehaven Water and Sewer District: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
Inside Lakehaven Water and Sewer District the property owner is responsible for the sewer service connection, including the side sewer stub in the street; the District's public sewer includes the side sewer tee on the main. Section 6.40.010 of the District's Administrative Code provides that "Sewer service connections are the responsibility of the property owner served by the connection. This responsibility extends to all sewer service connection facilities, including those that may be located in public right of way."
- The property owner
- The building sewer and the side sewer stub - the pipe from the District's sewer to the property line or easement edge. Section 6.38.010 defines the side sewer as "a privately owned and maintained pipe system" carrying wastewater from a building to the public sewer system, and provides that the side sewer stub shall be owned, operated and maintained by the owner.
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Lakehaven Water and Sewer District Administrative Code section 6.40.010What the rules say
Most relevant if you have a backup or blockage
No rule on file here is specific to a backup or blockage; that does not mean none exists.
Also in force here
- Who issues it:
- Lakehaven Water and Sewer District - a permit from the District's manager
- What it covers:
- constructing, extending, relaying, repairing, abandoning or connecting a private or side sewer within the property lines
Lakehaven Water and Sewer District Administrative Code section 6.40.060 provides that "It is unlawful for any person to construct, extend, relay, repair, abandon or make connections to a private or side sewer within the property lines without obtaining a permit therefore as provided in this Chapter".
What to do: Before repairing, relaying or abandoning a side sewer, get a sewer service connection permit from Lakehaven Water and Sewer District and submit a scale drawing of the work.
Lakehaven Water and Sewer District Administrative Code section 6.40.060Why this matters
The owner is responsible for the whole sewer service connection, including the stub in the street. On the owner's own property the owner may do the permitted work without a licensed side sewer contractor; any part of an installation in public right-of-way or District easement must be made by a licensed side sewer contractor approved by the District.
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 Lakehaven Water and Sewer 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
- Lakehaven Water and Sewer District (special district)
- Sewer service
- No separate map of sewer providers is held here. This page gives Lakehaven Water and Sewer 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
2 of the 4 nearest districts draw the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.
Look up a specific address
This page describes what applies to properties in Lakehaven Water and Sewer District in general. To see which authorities serve one address, and what records exist for it, search for it.
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