Your sanitary sewer lateral runs from your home or business to the connection at the mainline. Your lateral is the private property of the building owner, who is responsible for the costs of maintaining it. There are many reasons why your sanitary sewer lateral may require attention. Roots and clogs are two of the most common causes.
In the event of your lateral being cleaned by yourself or a professional, make a courtesy call to MVSD at 925-228-5635. As you are discharging the things clogging your lateral and sending them into the mainline, an alert to our team allows them to take preventative measures, if necessary, at the public main sewer line to ensure that everything keeps flowing.
Any repairs to your sanitary sewer lateral performed by you and/or a plumber/contractor require a permit because it affects MVSD treatment or discharge processes. Learn more about permits at https://mvsd.org/permitting. Questions can be sent to info@mvsd.org or you can call the MVSD office at 925-228-5635.
Mt. View Sanitary District is fully committed to providing accessible facilities, elements and
channels of communication to all members of the public. As part of this commitment, Mt. View Sanitary District
has a policy of providing an accessible website compatible with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.1) and
commercial screen reading software. All features of the website are coded to allow individuals with vision and
other impairments to understand and use the website to the same degree as someone without disabilities. We welcome
feedback and can often resolve issues in a timely manner if they arise.
If you need any special assistance or accommodations:
Mt. View Sanitary District has designated a compliance officer for website disability-related accommodations.
The compliance officer has received training in website accessibility and updates the site in accordance with those best
practices. Contact our accessibility officer to report an issue.
Compliance Procedures and Reports
In addition to testing with users with a wide range of disabilities and coding our website to WCAG standards,
Mt. View Sanitary District regularly scans its website to ensure ongoing compliance, and makes timely
changes to any inaccessible changes, if any are found.
Linked Documents and Third Parties
Please note that this site may link out to third-party websites, such as state or federal agencies, that do
not have accessible content. This site may also include documents provided by third parties included in our
agenda packets, for example. While we cannot control the accessibility of content provided by third parties,
we are happy to assist any member of the public with reading and accessing content on our site.
