Show All Answers

1. How much does it cost to hook up to the sewer system?

The cost of construction varies with each home depending on how complicated re-plumbing the house is and how far the trench and pipe must be extended to reach the City sewer main. Underground contractors listed in the yellow pages will often give free quotes for this kind of work. Additional to the construction costs are hookup fees of approximately $6,137.

2. Why is the hook-up fee so expensive?

The hook-up fee pays for your share of the construction costs of building the multi-million dollar sewage treatment plant on Lundy Lane. The sewer treatment plant construction was extremely expensive to enable the plant to clean the wastewater to state standards and allow it to be pumped and discharged into the waters of the Monterey Bay Marine Sanctuary.