# Water Service Line Repair in San Diego, CA: Who Pays? | Who Pays the Repair?

> San Diego splits the water service line at the meter: customer owns meter-to-house, City owns meter-to-main.

**Who pays:** shared

San Diego splits the water service line at the meter: the customer owns the pipe from the meter to the building, the City owns the meter-to-main portion.

**Boundary:** Split at the water meter. Per the City’s Lead & Copper Rule Revisions inventory, the customer-owned service line runs between the water meter and the home or business; the City-owned service line runs from the meter to the water main.

**Property owner:** Own the service line between the water meter and the home or business.

**City / agency:** The City owns the service line from the meter to the water main.

## Sources
- [Water Quality in Your Home or Business (Lead Service Line Inventory)](https://www.sandiego.gov/public-utilities/water-quality/water-quality-in-your-home-or-business) — "The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (LCRR) require the City to identify the pipe material of the customer-owned service lines between the water meter and your home or business and the City-owned service line to the water main." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [Water Quality in Your Home or Business (customer-owned line replacement)](https://www.sandiego.gov/public-utilities/water-quality/water-quality-in-your-home-or-business) — "If the customer-owned service line meets the requirements for replacement, the City will work with the property owner to determine how it will be replaced." (accessed 2026-09-11)
- [Your Home Plumbing: Water (owner from the meter)](https://www.sandiego.gov/public-utilities/customer-service/your-home-plumbing/sewer) — "The property owner is responsible for the maintenance of any portion of the water system from the meter." (accessed 2026-09-11)

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