Sewer Lateral Program - Guidelines
The sewer lateral fund will reimburse 100% of the cost to repair a sewer lateral line that meets the following guidelines:

1. The line is crushed, collapsed, or broken to the extent that adequate flow in not permitted.
2. There is a severe offset of a joint in the line that does not permit adequate flow.
3. There is a severe back fall or negative slope that does not permit adequate flow.
4. There is a severe blockage that cannot be physically cleaned out.
5. There is damage or a break in the line that creates a hazardous condition (e.g., a sinkhole).

The sewer lateral fund will not reimburse for cleaning, rodding, or aguering out blockages created by waste materials, tree roots, etc. Tree roots growing through the joints of a clay tile pipe are not considered to cause the line to be defective. Removal of tree roots is considered to be normal, routine maintenance.