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 ...

We heard estimates ranging from $3,500 to $15,000. We took property owners’ complaints to city council who voted to revert the ordinance. Council created a volunteer ad-hoc committee that spent more ...

Export officials will notify 55 property owners who must correct issues identified in smoke-and-dye testing of lateral lines mandated by the borough’s consent agreement with the Pennsylvania ...

Since 2006, the City of Lubbock has performed the work and covered the cost when a sewer lateral needed repair in a public right-of-way, or up to the fence line, in most cases.

Patel said he is faced with replacing approximately 150 feet of his lateral sewer line. His next door neighbors, John and Sherri Westpfahl, are faced with replacing 185 feet of lateral sewer line.

Since 2006, the City of Lubbock has performed the work and covered the cost when a sewer lateral needed repair in a public right-of-way, or up to the fence line, in most cases.

As part of the city’s fee schedule, the council hashed out sewer line replacements Tuesday. They ultimately voted 3-2 to pass the increase, which city staff said was based on average costs to do ...