# Water Service Line Repair in Nashville, TN: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Nashville, Metro Water Services owns the line to the meter and the owner owns meter-to-building, verified against Metro Water Services.

**Who pays:** shared

Metro Nashville owns the water service line up to the meter; everything from the meter to the building is the property owner’s, lead pipe or not.

**Boundary:** Metro Water Services-owned: water main to the meter. Owner-owned/repaired: meter to the residence or building. Lead service lines on a customer’s property are the owner’s responsibility.

**Property owner:** Maintain and repair the service line from the meter to the residence or building, including any lead service line on the customer’s property.

**City / agency:** Metro Water Services owns the service line from the water main to the meter.

## Sources
- [Service Line Replacement: Metro owns main-to-meter, owner owns meter-to-building](https://www.nashville.gov/departments/water/water-quality/lead/eliminate) — "Metro Water Services owns the service line from the water main to the meter. The property owner is responsible for the service line from the meter to the residence or building." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [Service Line Replacement: lead lines on customer property are the owner’s responsibility](https://www.nashville.gov/departments/water/water-quality/lead/eliminate) — "Lead service lines on a customer’s property are not part of the public water system and are the responsibility of the property owner." (accessed 2026-09-11)

_Last verified 2026-09-11. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/nashville-tn-water-service-line/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._