Who pays for the sewer lateral in Spokane, WA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main under the road
Why, and what to doYours from your property line to your building — if certain conditions are met
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
If a repair needs a permit or an inspection
No rule on file here is specific to a repair; that does not mean none exists.
Buying or selling?
No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.
Planning work?
- Who issues it:
- City of Spokane director of public works and utilities - a side sewer permit
- What it covers:
- constructing a side sewer, including a private sewer or special side sewer, tapping a public sewer, and extending a side sewer beyond the permitted property or into a utility easement
Spokane Municipal Code section 13.03.0604 provides that a side sewer permit issued by the director of public works and utilities "is required to: construct a side sewer (storm or sanitary, including private sewer and special side sewer)" and to connect (tap) to a public sewer.
Who to call first about the sewer lateral
Spokane: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
In Spokane no public authority maintains the side sewer, which runs from near the building to the public sewer, including the part in the right-of-way. Section 13.03.0187 of the Spokane Municipal Code defines a side sewer as "a sewer, not directly controlled or maintained by a public authority, which begins two feet outside the outer face of a structure wall or foundation, conveying wastewater from the building drain to the outside annular surface of a public sewer or private sewer, including in the right-of-way".
- The property owner
- The side sewer, from two feet outside the building to the outside surface of the public sewer, including the part in the right-of-way.
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Spokane Municipal Code section 13.03.0187, "Side Sewer" (Ord. C36776What the rules say
Most relevant if you are selling or buying
No rule on file here is specific to selling or buying; that does not mean none exists.
Also in force here
- Who issues it:
- City of Spokane director of public works and utilities - a side sewer permit
- What it covers:
- constructing a side sewer, including a private sewer or special side sewer, tapping a public sewer, and extending a side sewer beyond the permitted property or into a utility easement
Spokane Municipal Code section 13.03.0604 provides that a side sewer permit issued by the director of public works and utilities "is required to: construct a side sewer (storm or sanitary, including private sewer and special side sewer)" and to connect (tap) to a public sewer.
What to do: Before building a side sewer or connecting a property to the City sewer, get a side sewer permit from the City of Spokane.
Spokane Municipal Code section 13.03.0604Why this matters
No public authority maintains the side sewer, which runs to the public sewer, so building a new one or connecting to the sewer is the owner's work under this 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
- Spokane (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 property line.
Who owns the water service line in SpokaneNearby cities and further reading
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