Sewer Lateral Line Repair in Tempe, AZ

In Tempe, the sewer lateral from your property line to the city main is your responsibility — not the city's. When that section fails, the repair bill is yours. We handle every type of lateral repair and replacement from the foundation cleanout to the tap.

The sewer lateral is the pipe that connects your home's plumbing to the city's sewer main in the street. In Tempe, the property owner owns and is responsible for the entire lateral — from the cleanout at the foundation all the way to the wye connection at the main. That's typically 40 to 80 feet, and it runs under your yard, your landscaping, and sometimes your driveway or sidewalk.

Lateral repairs in Tempe require a city permit when the work involves an excavation or a new tap connection. We pull the permit, do the work, and schedule the city inspection. On trenchless repairs — lining and pipe bursting — permit requirements depend on the scope, and we'll tell you upfront what's required.

The most common lateral problems we see: clay pipe from the 1950s that's at end of life, root intrusion at every joint along a 60-foot run, a belly in the line where it's sagging and holding sewage, and a tap connection that's partially collapsed at the main. All of these are problems we see and fix regularly in Tempe.