Bill Stock wrote:

"Jay Steiner" wrote in message
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Rich Greenberg wrote:


Yes, I have a water meter, it is inside the house just after my indoor
shut-off.
(There is a remote display outside for the semi-annual meter reading).
I'm just
wonder if and where an outside shut-off exists underneath my front lawn.

There's gotta be something down there, I'd assume. Since i'm in a cold
winter area,
it's probably too deep for a metal detector to find.

By the way, if an underground shut off fails, how do they fix it?

Another question, if the water line fails between the street and your
house, who is
usually responsible for repair with a typical municipal water system? I
know the
gas company takes responsibility for the gas line all the way to the gas
meter, and
sometimes further if they are in a good mood.


I asked this question when I called to have the water shut off and they said
anything after the street was my responsibility to fix. It sounded like this
included the shut off at the street. So if that pipe rusts out I'd have to
dig up the lawn, sprinklers, side walk, shrubbery, etc. I imagine a price
tag between 5K - 10K with the insane contracting fees around here now. I
suppose insurance might cover this?

Yikes. The gas company replaced our line a few years ago when we could smell
gas. There was no charge to us, nor was there a charge when the outside
regulator failed . I'm guessing we wouldn't be so lucky if the water pipe
leaked underground, but as long as water was getting through and it wasn't
causing a flood, what incentive would the homeowner have to fix a leak? The
meter is inside the house