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Who pays for the sewer lateral in Port Townsend, WA

Which part of the pipe is yours

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The thick length is yours.

If something’s wrong

Repairing, selling or remodelling? BelowGrid has no sewer lateral permit or inspection rule on file for Port Townsend; that does not mean none exists.

Who to call first about the sewer lateral

BelowGrid has no first-call guidance on file from Port Townsend about the sewer lateral.

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

Who is responsible for which part

In Port Townsend the property owner owns and maintains the sewer service pipe from the main to the premises. Section 13.22.070(B) of the Port Townsend Municipal Code provides that "The ownership and responsibility for the maintenance of individual service pipe extensions from the main to the premises served shall be that of the owner of the premises served".

The property owner
The individual service pipe extension from the main to the premises served. Section 13.22.070(A) gives the City the sewer mains and appurtenances "to the property owner's side of the sewer main."

What else is worth knowing

The dividing point is the sewer main. Connecting to a sewer main or side sewer needs a utility development permit from the public works department (section 13.22.030). 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

Port Townsend Municipal Code section 13.22.070

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What this page cannot tell you

  • No local requirement has been published here yet. This jurisdiction may well have some - ask it directly.
  • 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
Port Townsend (municipality)
Sewer service
No map of sewer providers is held here. BelowGrid cannot say which sewer provider serves an individual address.

The closest places BelowGrid has checked

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

  • Port Townsend(this page)
    the main
  • Anacortesabout 26 mi
    the main
  • Everettabout 30 mi
    the property line
  • Seattleabout 40 mi
    the main
  • Shorelineabout 32 mi
    the property line (conditions apply; see that page)

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 meter.

Who owns the water service line in Port Townsend

Nearby cities and further reading

Look up a specific address

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

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