- Oct 30, 1999
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A couple months ago, the county came out and installed a Sewer Cap on my side of the easement.
The dug a big hole, installed the sewer cap and then drove away.
A month later, I called them and told them they left a hole in my front yard. They came back out and filled the hole.
A couple days later I turned on my lawn sprinklers and I had a fountain that rivals Old Faithful.
I called the county again and they came out, dug up the yard again, replaced the broken PVC and left.
Now it's a couple months later. My door bell rang before 7AM this morning. It was neighbors telling me that they really like the swimming pool in the front yard.
I walked out into the front yard and saw a new, bigger geyser. This time, the sprinklers are off so it's not coming from any of MY pipes.
I walk up to the geyser and see that the water is coming from the newly installed sewer cap. But it looks like fresh water.
I went back into the house and there was no water pressure, so apparently there's fresh water coming out of the sewer cap. I go back outside and I can't even see the water valve to shut it off. It's under too much water.
I called the water department (which is city... not county, who is who installed the sewer cap) and the recording said if this was an emergency to call the sheriff.
I called the sheriff at 7:15AM. At 7:50 a deputy showed up. "There's nothing I can do. Sorry."
At 8AM I called the water department back and someone answered. She said she's send someone out. It's now 8:40 and I haven't seen anyone.
If this is on the house side of the meter, are they going to charge me for all of the water that's coming out of the main? Are they going to say this is my problem/resposibility because it's on the house side of the main?
The dug a big hole, installed the sewer cap and then drove away.
A month later, I called them and told them they left a hole in my front yard. They came back out and filled the hole.
A couple days later I turned on my lawn sprinklers and I had a fountain that rivals Old Faithful.
I called the county again and they came out, dug up the yard again, replaced the broken PVC and left.
Now it's a couple months later. My door bell rang before 7AM this morning. It was neighbors telling me that they really like the swimming pool in the front yard.
I walked out into the front yard and saw a new, bigger geyser. This time, the sprinklers are off so it's not coming from any of MY pipes.
I walk up to the geyser and see that the water is coming from the newly installed sewer cap. But it looks like fresh water.
I went back into the house and there was no water pressure, so apparently there's fresh water coming out of the sewer cap. I go back outside and I can't even see the water valve to shut it off. It's under too much water.
I called the water department (which is city... not county, who is who installed the sewer cap) and the recording said if this was an emergency to call the sheriff.
I called the sheriff at 7:15AM. At 7:50 a deputy showed up. "There's nothing I can do. Sorry."
At 8AM I called the water department back and someone answered. She said she's send someone out. It's now 8:40 and I haven't seen anyone.
If this is on the house side of the meter, are they going to charge me for all of the water that's coming out of the main? Are they going to say this is my problem/resposibility because it's on the house side of the main?