# Sewer Lateral in Indianapolis, IN: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Indianapolis the property owner maintains the sewer lateral from the home to the connection at the main. Citizens Energy Group maintains the public main.

**Who pays:** owner

Indianapolis: the property owner owns the lateral from the house to the main, per the utility's state-regulator-approved terms of service.

**Boundary:** The property owner maintains the sanitary sewer lateral from the home to the connection point at the main.

**Property owner:** Citizens Energy Group: "A property owner is responsible for maintaining the sanitary sewer lateral from the home to the connection point at the main." Governed by Citizens' Terms and Conditions of Wastewater Service, approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.

**City / agency:** Citizens Energy Group maintains the public sewer main.

## Sources
- [Citizens Energy Group: Connecting a Sewer Service Line (owner owns lateral to the main)](https://info.citizensenergygroup.com/connecting-a-sewer-service-line) — "A property owner is responsible for maintaining the sanitary sewer lateral from the home to the connection point at the main." (accessed 2026-09-27)
- [City of Indianapolis/Marion County official government portal](https://www.indy.gov) (accessed 2026-09-05)

_Last verified 2026-09-05. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/indianapolis-in-sewer-lateral/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._