Who pays for the sewer lateral in Toppenish, WA
Which part of the pipe is yours
Yours all the way to the main under the road
Why, and what to doYours from the meter to your building
Why, and what to do
If something’s wrong
If a repair needs a permit or an inspection
- Who issues it:
- City of Toppenish - public works director
- What it covers:
- constructing, extending, relaying, repairing or connecting a public or side sewer
Toppenish Municipal Code section 13.34.010(A) provides that "It is unlawful to construct, extend, relay, repair, or to make connection to any public or side sewer without obtaining a permit from the public works director".
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
Toppenish: official site(opens in a new tab)The documents this answer is built on
Who is responsible for which part
In Toppenish the property owner maintains and repairs the sewer service line from its connection to the City's sewer main. Section 13.16.130(B) of the Toppenish Municipal Code provides that "The maintenance and repair of the sanitary sewer service line from the connection to the city's sewer main to the premises is the responsibility of the property owner of the premises being served."
- The property owner
- The sanitary sewer service line from the connection to the City's sewer main to the premises. Section 13.16.130(B) adds that "The owner shall keep both water and sewer service lines in good working order."
What else is worth knowing
Sources
Toppenish Municipal Code section 13.16.130What 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:
- City of Toppenish - public works director
- What it covers:
- constructing, extending, relaying, repairing or connecting a public or side sewer
Toppenish Municipal Code section 13.34.010(A) provides that "It is unlawful to construct, extend, relay, repair, or to make connection to any public or side sewer without obtaining a permit from the public works director".
What to do: Before repairing, relaying, extending or connecting a side sewer, get a permit from the City of Toppenish's public works director.
Toppenish Municipal Code section 13.34.010Why this matters
The owner maintains and repairs the sewer service line to the City's main, so a repair is the owner's work, and it needs the public works director's permit first.
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
- Toppenish (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 meter.
Who owns the water service line in ToppenishNearby cities and further reading
Look up a specific address
This page describes what applies to properties in Toppenish in general. To see which authorities serve one address, and what records exist for it, search for it.
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