Why Was The Lateral Lines Service Plan Developed?

Across America municipal, regional and JPA sanitation and water districts are struggling with deferred maintenance issues relating to both the public and private segments of their sanitation/water infrastructure. The major issues relating to the problem are as following:

• Avoidance: Homeowners have a natural inclination to avoid obvious signs of broken lines due to fear of the cost of repair, which only compounds the problem in many different ways. This is a critical period financial decision.


• Deteriorating Infrastructure: Broken private sewer lines are a growing concern in many municipalities. The private line rehabilitation lags far behind public sanitation line improvements. Many upper laterals are original installations.


• Contamination Risk: Uncontrolled sewage contaminates water tables, rivers, streams and oceans.


• Biohazard Risk: Local biohazard risks significantly increase without proper sewage control.


• Cost Mitigation: Private sewer line and water line repairs are expensive, especially when hardscape and landscape restoration is required on private property. $4,000 to $5,000 on average.


• Facilitating Proactive Utilities: Providing a low-cost solution and system to municipalities, joint-power authorities, water districts and city governments that allows them to take a proactive position in offering their residents a very affordable service plan program that will cover the major expenses of sewer and water line repair.