# Water Service Line in Phoenix, AZ: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In Phoenix the water meter is the dividing line: the city repairs the street side, the owner the private side. Cited to a Phoenix Water Services plumbing-tips document.

**Who pays:** shared

Phoenix: the meter is the line, "the water meter is what separates city and private property in determining who is responsible for leak repairs."

**Boundary:** Split at the meter. Phoenix Water Services repairs leaks and breaks on the city/street side of the meter; the property owner is responsible for anything on the private (customer) side.

**Property owner:** Phoenix Water Services: leaks or breaks "that occur on private property (the customer’s side) are the responsibility of the property owner." "The water meter is what separates city and private property in determining who is responsible for leak repairs."

**City / agency:** Phoenix Water Services is responsible for repairing all leaks, broken pipes, and water mains on the city, or street side of the water meters.

## Sources
- [Plumbing tips: who is responsible for leak repairs](https://web-prod.phoenix.gov/content/dam/phoenix/waterservicessite/documents/wsdplumbtips2.pdf) — "Phoenix Water Services is responsible for repairing all leaks, broken pipes, and water mains on the city, or street side of the water meters. Any leaks or breaks that occur on private property (the customer’s side) are the responsibility of the property owner. The water meter is what separates city and private property in determining who is responsible for leak repairs." (accessed 2026-09-10)
- [Water Services](https://www.phoenix.gov/waterservices) (accessed 2026-09-10)

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