# Sewer Lateral Repair in San Diego, CA: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> In San Diego the property owner maintains the sewer lateral all the way to the City main, even past the property line.

**Who pays:** owner

In San Diego the property owner maintains the sewer lateral all the way to the City main, even where that connection sits in the street, an easement, or a canyon.

**Boundary:** Owner-owned/maintained sewer lateral runs from the property all the way to its connection with the City sewer main. That connection may be in the street past the property line, on an easement, or in a canyon (so the owner-maintained run can extend well beyond the lot line).

**Property owner:** Maintain the sewer lateral from the property all the way to the connection with the City sewer main.

**City / agency:** The City owns and maintains the sewer main.

## Sources
- [Your Home Plumbing: Sewer (owner maintains lateral to the main)](https://www.sandiego.gov/public-utilities/customer-service/your-home-plumbing/sewer) — "The sewerage system for a home or property is connected to the City sewer main through a sewer lateral. The property owner is responsible for the maintenance of that lateral from the property all the way to the connection with the sewer main." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [Your Home Plumbing: Sewer (connection location)](https://www.sandiego.gov/public-utilities/customer-service/your-home-plumbing/sewer) — "This connection may be in the street, past the property line; on an easement; or in a canyon." (accessed 2026-09-11)

_Last verified 2026-09-12. Source: Who Pays the Repair? — https://whopaystherepair.com/rules/san-diego-ca-sewer-lateral/ — every claim checked against a primary source before publication (see /methodology/)._