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Wastewater Management

Main office address:
625 Fisgard Street
Victoria, British Columbia
Canada V8W 1R7
tel: 250.360.3000

Sanitary Sewer Maintenance Responsibilities

Homeowners – own and maintain the sewer service laterals on their property. Sewer service laterals are sewer pipes that connect a building’s plumbing to the municipal sewer system.

Municipality – owns and maintains public sewer mains and the part of the sewer service laterals located between the property line and the sewer mains.

A homeowner is responsible for the sewer laterals on their property.

Note: Sewer Maintenance responsibilities are different in Oak Bay. Read more >