# Sacramento Water Line: Point of Service Rule | Who Pays the Repair?

> Sacramento's code splits water line responsibility at the 'point of service,' generally the meter, the city covers one side, you cover the other.

**Who pays:** shared

Sacramento City Code § 13.04.080 limits the city's water-line responsibility to the 'point of service' (generally the meter); everything past that point is the customer's sole responsibility.

**Boundary:** Sacramento City Code draws the line at the 'point of service', generally the downstream side of the water meter for a metered connection, with the city's duty to operate, maintain and repair public water mains extending only to that point and the operation, maintenance and repair of any private water line beyond it being the customer's sole responsibility.

## Sources
- [Sacramento City Code § 13.04.080: No city responsibility beyond point of service: Indemnity](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-25741) — "The city's responsibility to operate, maintain and repair public water mains shall extend only to the point of service. The operation, maintenance and repair of any private water line connected to the point of service shall be the customer's sole responsibility." (accessed 2026-10-24)
- [Sacramento City Code § 13.04.030: Definitions ("Point of service")](https://codelibrary.amlegal.com/codes/sacramentoca/latest/sacramento_ca/0-0-0-25717) — ""Point of service" means the location where the city's distribution main delivers water to the customer's private water line. For a metered water service connection, the city's point of service generally is located at the downstream side of the meter where it connects to the private water line..." (accessed 2026-10-24)

_Last verified 2026-10-24. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/sacramento-ca-water-service-line/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._