# Water Service Line Repair in Fresno, CA: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Fresno the customer is responsible for the water service line beyond the meter; the City covers infrastructure in the public street.

**Who pays:** owner

In Fresno, city responsibility for the water line stops in the public street; the customer-responsible portion begins immediately beyond the water meter.

**Boundary:** City-responsible: infrastructure within the public street. Customer-responsible: the service-line infrastructure that begins immediately beyond the water meter, running onto private property.

**Property owner:** Maintain the service-line infrastructure that begins immediately beyond the water meter.

**City / agency:** The City is responsible for the infrastructure within the public street.

## Sources
- [Water Service Lines: City-vs-customer split at the meter](https://www.fresno.gov/publicutilities/water-service-lines/) — "both the City-responsible infrastructure within the public street and the customer-responsible infrastructure that begins immediately beyond the water meter." (accessed 2026-09-12)
- [Water Service Lines: customer service line on private property (beyond the meter)](https://www.fresno.gov/publicutilities/water-service-lines/) — "If you received a notice from the City of Fresno it is because your customer service line on private property is unknown at this time." (accessed 2026-09-13)

_Last verified 2026-09-12. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/fresno-ca-water-service-line/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._