The lateral is the underground line that carries waste to the city sewer. The oldest sewer laterals we've seen are constructed of 3-foot sections of terra cotta pipe with bell joints.

The 11-member Private Sewer Lateral Ad-Hoc Committee, comprising Lubbock citizens and plumbers, issued its final report and recommendations Tuesday to the Lubbock City Council, which the committee ...

A large pile of dirt sits in front of a 92-year-old Harrisburg woman's home after a lateral sewer line broke in her front yard and she can't afford to fix it. A plumbing company gave her a $20,000 ...

A downtown Elgin building owner had an unexpected $27,000 repair bill after a lateral sewer line from his property collapsed last weekend, causing a small sinkhole. “It’s an old building, with ...

The 11-member Private Sewer Lateral Ad-Hoc Committee, comprising Lubbock citizens and plumbers, issued its final report and recommendations Tuesday to the Lubbock City Council, which the committee ...

On January 11, 2019, we received notice we had a “broken or defective sewer lateral”. We were informed that we were to pay for and provide a televised inspection of the line from the house to the main ...

On Thursday (March 18), the board authorized the district’s administration to enter into a sanitary sewer lateral relining project on East Washington Street at a cost not to exceed $120,000.