# Water Service Line Repair in Omaha, NE: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Omaha the property owner owns and maintains the water service line from the house to M.U.D.’s main.

**Who pays:** owner

In Omaha, the property owner owns and maintains the water service line, the pipe running from the house to M.U.D.’s main.

**Boundary:** Owner-owned/maintained: the water service line, "the line a builder laid from your home or business to our main" (which may run under the street). Metropolitan Utilities District (M.U.D.) owns the water main.

**Property owner:** Own and maintain the water service line from the home/business to M.U.D.’s main.

**City / agency:** M.U.D. owns the water main; it maintains the meter though the owner owns it.

## Sources
- [Your Water: who owns what (owner owns the water service line)](https://www.mudomaha.com/your-water/) — "Most customers have a water service – the line a builder laid from your home or business to our main. If the main is across the street, the service may run under the street. The property owner owns and maintains the water service line." (accessed 2026-09-12)
- [Your Water: M.U.D. responsible for the water main and corporation (public side)](https://www.mudomaha.com/your-water/) — "We are responsible for the maintenance, repair and location of the water main and corporation." (accessed 2026-09-13)
- [Water Service and Sewer Lines: Who owns what?](https://www.mudomaha.com/your-water/) — "M.U.D. We are responsible for the maintenance, repair and location of the water main and corporation. ... The property owner owns the water meter, however, we maintain it." (accessed 2026-09-27)

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