Hello I have a depression in the concrete on the street in front of my house. I was told that its not in danger of caving in anytime soon but at some point in the future it could be. I called the city and they sent someone out and he said that it is possible that it is my responsibility to get this fixed and pay for it. The man that came out (a very nice person btw) indicated that if the cause of the depression is from water line on my property and not from the main line, it is my responsibility. In other words, only the main line would be covered by the city. He said that hell be sending out a colleague to send in a scope to take pictures to see what the cause is.
Im reading For Pros by Pros Plumbing. This book is copyrighted 2006 so perhaps what Im about to quote has changed since then, but this hasnt been an easy thing for me to obtain information on in other locations (b/c Im a major newbie with this). In the book it indicates that the responsibility of the owner starts on the house side of the water meter. The owner must arrange to fix and pay for any repairs to this side of the water system. It shows a drawing of the main water line at street connected to a water meter, indicating that this is the utilitys responsibility, and then the water line to the house and to the main water shutoff is the home owners responsibility. The link below hopefully shows what Im referring to.
https://books.google.com/books?id=F...on the house side of the water meter"&f=false
My water meter is in my house in my basement, right below the main water shutoff of my house. Im not sure if there is an additional water meter thats separate from this and closer to the main water line at the street.
So, Im asking for people with knowledge in this area to provide me with a little assistance. Do you believe (assuming I am quoting him properly above) I received correct information from the city worker? This is stuff that I really dont understand at all so Im hoping for some help. Its also something that can get really really expensive if they indicate that its my responsibility.
Thank you for reading and replying.
Im reading For Pros by Pros Plumbing. This book is copyrighted 2006 so perhaps what Im about to quote has changed since then, but this hasnt been an easy thing for me to obtain information on in other locations (b/c Im a major newbie with this). In the book it indicates that the responsibility of the owner starts on the house side of the water meter. The owner must arrange to fix and pay for any repairs to this side of the water system. It shows a drawing of the main water line at street connected to a water meter, indicating that this is the utilitys responsibility, and then the water line to the house and to the main water shutoff is the home owners responsibility. The link below hopefully shows what Im referring to.
https://books.google.com/books?id=F...on the house side of the water meter"&f=false
My water meter is in my house in my basement, right below the main water shutoff of my house. Im not sure if there is an additional water meter thats separate from this and closer to the main water line at the street.
So, Im asking for people with knowledge in this area to provide me with a little assistance. Do you believe (assuming I am quoting him properly above) I received correct information from the city worker? This is stuff that I really dont understand at all so Im hoping for some help. Its also something that can get really really expensive if they indicate that its my responsibility.
Thank you for reading and replying.
