Many homebuyers overlook the sewer lateral that runs below the ground of a property and carries wastewater from a home's toilets, sinks and showers to the city sewer line. It's an important pipe ...

St. Petersburg is home to nearly 1,000 miles of private sewer laterals, and officials say faulty pipes contribute ...

FOX LAKE - The Fox Lake city council approved a sewer lateral replacement policy on Wednesday. The policy gives utility director Kip Peters the authority to enforce already existing city ...

As part of the settlement, the city had to consider a sewer lateral ordinance, though after passing a council vote it was ultimately vetoed by then-Mayor Frank Jager.

The Mountain Top Area Joint Sanitary Authority has come up with a proposal that if accepted could save many residents of Glen Summit the cost of replacing their sewer laterals just because the ...

The funding will replace nearly 4,000 feet of sewer mains, laterals, and 17 manholes, resolving issues caused by the system’s 1935 construction and hydraulic inflow during heavy rains.

3News Investigates: Brunswick woman seeks answers in costly sewer disaster Cleveland Water and Medina County are pointing the finger at each other, while Mary Ann Hall is stuck with a $16,000 bill.

A special citizens committee is suggesting the city and property owners should share the burden of repairing sewer lateral lines in alleyways.

City of Maumee shares updated sanitary sewer lateral repair plan, residents pleased with future The five-year plan involves $120 million in repairs, according to city administrator Patrick Burtch.

Your sewer lateral would run from that point to the cleanout in your property. Although the roots of a tree reach far beyond the trunk, they're mostly in the first 12 inches of ground.

Along with that change is a proposed ordinance that creates a flat fee for work to private sewer lateral lines in public rights-of-way, like streets and alleys. Property owners have always been ...