Santa Cruz Sanitary Sewer System Ordinance

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It Is Important to Know When an Inspection and Repair Is Your Responsibility.

The city of Santa Cruz wants to always be improving and protecting the environment. That is why an updated sanitary sewer system ordinance has been adopted by the city council that was decided on June 26, 2018. The city is always working to improve the sewer system so that we can continue to be safe from danger and negligence from any number of people and problems. The pipes throughout the city continue to get replaced and cleaned yearly so that we can all feel better about our sewer systems running properly. The responsibility then turns to you as homeowners, to make sure that you are doing your part as well. Sewer systems can develop any number of problems that can range from clogging to leaking. These kinds of problem, if not taken care of, can actually cause damage to other people around you and threatened the health of the public. There are many lateral spills that happen every single year that are reported to the city. The new ordinance has 3 parts as stated below:

1. The property owner with a sewer spill is responsible for stopping the spill immediately. If the property owner fails to do so in a timely manner, they are subjected to fines and penalties.

2. Before the sale of a property is finalized, the sewer lateral must be inspected by an authorized inspector. If repairs are needed the property owner must have repairs made and then have the sewer later re-inspected after repairs have been made. If the property has newer sewer laterals installed or if the sewer laterals have passed inspection within 5 years, then the property is

3. If the property has a private sanitary sewer collection system and pumps, they must pass inspection every ten years. Along with passing inspection every 10 years, they must have their pipelines cleaned every two to five years depending on pipeline size. Lastly privately- owned pump stations have to pass inspection every one to five years depending on pipeline size.

Dates To Remember

These changes were made in addition to the old ordinance to hopefully bring strength to the way that things are running now. The new procedures mentioned above will go into effect on August 1 and the private requirements start on January 1, 2019. If you would like to know more about the incentive program being used, click here. Visit the city’s sanitary sewer system ordinance page, here, to read about more dates and frequently asked questions. You can also give us a call at 831-477-7150 and we can talk to you about this and get your sewer issues taken care of right away. We are committed to helping keep Santa Cruz, Marin, Santa Clara, and Sonoma, a beautiful and safe place to live so if you have any problems with your sewer system, give our team at Bellows Plumbing, Heating & Air a call right away.

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Staffan Lofgren

Cody was very professional and friendly. Bellows is the best HVAC installer we have encountered.

Cas Ellena

Bellows was great, thank you for coming so fast and fixing the problem!

Bacchus Ridge

Zach did a fantastic and determined job of conquering our leak from under our crawlspace. Bellows sent someone an hour after I called with a leak report, although it was the end of the day. He diagnosed the issue, got cold water working, and was back the next day with the parts for the hot. Great attitude and fabulous service. Thanks, team bellows!

Jason Barraca

I received great service for my water heater. Nate was very professional and thorough.

Tom Larter

Bellows is outstanding. Best communication and the techs are amazing. Polite and always stay until the Job is done. Scottie is our hero. He is so helpful, polite and fixes every thing we need. We have used Bellows for out home for the last 14 years and never had anything other than 6 star service.

Mark Scofield

I give high praise to Bellows for performing three different jobs in succession. First, after being called to have a look, a Bellows troubleshooter recommended we replace our 40-year-old central furnace. We opted to respect his professional judgement. A two-man crew came and got the job done efficiently and with little disturbance. We asked for someone to have a look at our equally old shower valve. A man came to estimate the job then returned to replace it another day. Perfect! We love that we no longer wrestle with the old valve. Last, we asked that someone come to look at our home lighting. A man came to help us formulate a plan. Another two-man crew came and began work. We discussed our needs and minor changes were made to improve our environment further. In every case, we were treated courteously. When they requested permission to make changes, they were forthright and benefitted our environment. A sticking point to me, a retired craftsman, is cleanliness. Every person entering our home was professionally neat and left not the slightest dust for us after they left. I am impressed. Overall, my wife and I spoke with many people from Bellows both in person and on the phone. We would like to stress our perception that in every case, we felt we were working with a family business. That is, we were addressed courteously, and as friends, not simply clients. A few weeks on and we still marvel that we waited so long to do this work. As you see, we're glad we chose Bellows. Thanks!

rob peabody

Christa from Bellows did a great job performing maintenance on our Generac. On time, proficient and explained everything prior to departure.

Wade Ang

Zach LaBare was awesome and fixed the hot water issue for my mother's ADU!

Gary And Mary Elmstrom

Bellows came out the next day and found and fixed the problem with the fan motor. The tech was courteous, efficient and knowledgeable.