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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Monroe, WA

Which part of the pipe is yours

  • Sewer lateral

    Yours all the way to the main under the road

    Why, and what to do
  • Water service line

    Yours from your property line to your building — if certain conditions are met

    Why, and what to do
your buildingproperty linesidewalkstreetmain
The thick length is yours. A dashed marker means the position depends on your property — see below.

If something’s wrong

If a repair needs a permit or an inspection

  • Before work on the pipe · Permit

    Who issues it:
    City of Monroe - director
    What it covers:
    any connection to a City of Monroe utility system

    Monroe Municipal Code section 13.02.005(A) provides that "It is unlawful for any person to make any connection to a city of Monroe utility system without complying with all the provisions of this chapter and obtaining therefor a permit from the director to make such connection."

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 Monroe about the sewer lateral.

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

Who is responsible for which part

In Monroe the property owner maintains the lateral side sewer from its connection with the main line sewer to the building; the City maintains the main line sewer. Section 13.08.035 of the Monroe Municipal Code provides that "The property owner(s) served by the lateral side sewer shall be responsible for the maintenance of the lateral side sewer from the connection with the main line sewer to the house or building."

The property owner
The lateral side sewer from the connection with the main line sewer to the house or building.

What else is worth knowing

The dividing point is the connection with the main line sewer. Section 13.08.035 also provides that "The city of Monroe shall be responsible for the maintenance of the main line sewer." These sections govern property on the City's sewer; check the name on your sewer bill if you are not sure the City serves you.

Sources

Monroe Municipal Code section 13.08.035

Also quoted:

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What is required

  • Before work on the pipePermit
    Who issues it:
    City of Monroe - director
    What it covers:
    any connection to a City of Monroe utility system

    Monroe Municipal Code section 13.02.005(A) provides that "It is unlawful for any person to make any connection to a city of Monroe utility system without complying with all the provisions of this chapter and obtaining therefor a permit from the director to make such connection."

    What to do: Before connecting to the City of Monroe's sewer, apply for a connection permit at the City's permit assistance center; the permit carries a fee set by council resolution, and a connection that fails its first test is charged for reinspection.

    Why this matters

    The owner maintains the side sewer from its connection with the main line sewer to the building. Making a connection to the City's sewer needs the director's permit; the section does not say whether repair work that leaves the connection in place needs this permit.

    In force since · Checked

    Monroe Municipal Code section 13.02.005

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
Monroe (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

3 of the 5 nearest cities draw the line somewhere else. Each authority publishes only its own rule.

  • Monroe(this page)
    the main
  • Everettabout 12 mi
    the property line
  • Kirklandabout 15 mi
    the main (conditions apply; see that page)
  • Bellevueabout 20 mi
    the property line (conditions apply; see that page)
  • Lynnwoodabout 15 mi
    the property line (conditions apply; see that page)
  • Arlingtonabout 23 mi
    the main

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 main; your water line stops being yours at the property line.

Who owns the water service line in Monroe

Nearby cities and further reading

Look up a specific address

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

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