What is a private sewer lateral?
A private sewer lateral is the section of underground pipe that connects the sewage system in a house or building (the wastewater plumbing) to the City owned and maintained sanitary sewer collection system (sewer system) in streets or easements. As the name implies, the private sewer lateral is a pipe that is owned and maintained by the private property owner. It is outside the City’s right-of-way. The private sewer lateral is the responsibility of the homeowner to maintain and repair, just as the roof on a house is the homeowner’s responsibility to maintain and repair.
