Many times, when MUD 208’s operator, H2O Consulting, responds to customer’s requests to check their meter and a leak is found on the house water service line, the customer is surprised to learn that the repair is the customer’s responsibility. MUD 208 is responsible for providing water up to and through the water meter. The customer is responsible for the water service line from where it is connected to the water meter all the way up to their house. Likewise for the sanitary sewer service line, the home owner is responsible for the sewer piping from the house to its connection to the main sewer line. Even if the water service line or sewer service line is outside the homeowner’s property boundary, it still falls within the homeowner’s responsibility for maintenance and repairs.
The following sketch depicts and clarifies the homeowner’s vs MUD 208’s responsibilities:
