# Water Service Line in Dallas, TX: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Dallas the property owner maintains the private water service line from the meter onto their property. Cited to the City of Dallas.

**Who pays:** owner

Dallas: the private service line from the meter is yours, "property owners are responsible for maintaining the private portion of the service line... coming from the meter."

**Boundary:** The property owner is responsible for the private portion of the service line coming from the meter, including plumbing on their property and inside the premises.

**Property owner:** Dallas Water Utilities: "Property owners are responsible for maintaining the private portion of the service line, including replacing any lead plumbing inside their premises and along their property coming from the meter."

**City / agency:** Dallas Water Utilities maintains the public main and the service line up to the meter.

## Sources
- [Dallas Water Utilities service-line notification letters](https://www.dallascitynews.net/dallas-water-utilities-customers-receive-notification-letters-about-their-service-lines) — "Property owners are responsible for maintaining the private portion of the service line, including replacing any lead plumbing inside their premises and along their property coming from the meter." (accessed 2026-09-10)
- [Dallas Water Utilities](https://dallascityhall.com/departments/waterutilities/Pages/default.aspx) (accessed 2026-09-10)

_Last verified 2026-09-10. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/dallas-tx-water-service-line/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._