# Cleveland: Who Pays for the Water Service Line? | Who Pays the Repair?

> Cleveland Water maintains main-to-curb-stop; owners are responsible from the curb stop to the house. Sources and quotes inside.

**Who pays:** shared

Cleveland Water maintains the line from the water main to the curb stop; the customer is responsible for everything from the curb stop to the house.

**Boundary:** Cleveland Water is responsible for the line from the water main to the curb stop; the customer owns and is responsible for everything from the curb stop to the house, including the tree-lawn-to-meter segment, per clevelandwater.com.

## Sources
- [Home Tips](https://www.clevelandwater.com/customer-service/protect-your-home/home-tips) — "Cleveland Water is responsible for making repairs between the water main in the street and the curb stop. Any leak that occurs on the customer's service line is the responsibility of the customer. This includes the water line that runs from the tree lawn to the water meter, any irrigation systems, and all indoor plumbing." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [FAQs](https://www.clevelandwater.com/customer-service/faqs) — "We replace lead city-owned service lines during water main replacements and repair projects and have replaced lead service lines at all licensed child cares in our service area." (accessed 2026-09-13)

_Last verified 2026-09-24. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/cleveland-oh-water-service-line/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._