Sewer & Storm Drains

How to connect to City sewer, sewer maps, drain fees, and more.

Sewer

• How to Connect to City Sewer
• NEW! Log in to eTrakit for sewer application and encroachment permitsPetition for Assessment Installments In-Lieu of Sewer System Connection Fees
  • Annexation/Sewer Service Agreement Application
  • Butte County's Declaration of Septic Tank Destruction
  • City of Chico Sanitary Sewer 2013 Master Plan Report

Sewer Connection Assistance Program for Low-Income Homeowners:

• Programa de Asistencia de Coneccion del Alcantarillado
• Sewer Connection Assistance Program - English
• Am I in a Nitrate Compliance Area? (*Link to Butte County website)

Mapping

• Sewer Maps/Storm Drain Maps/FEMA 2011 Flood Zone Maps

Storm Drain

• Storm Drain Master Plan
• Storm Drain Tributary Areas
• Best Practices Manual
• Keep Chico Clean

Sewer & Storm Drain Fees (links directly to City fee schedules)

• For Storm Drain Fees (50.020)
• For Sewer Connection and Monthly Fees (50.050)
• For Lift Station Fees (50.060)

Training Opportunities

• Stormwater Awareness Week

Statewide Trash Amendments

• Statewide Trash Amendments: Track 1 Implementation Plan (Part 1 of the Trash Master Plan)
• Statewide Trash Amendments: Track 1 Operations & Maintenance Plan (Part 2 of the Trash Master Plan)

The property owner owns and is responsible for maintaining the entire sewer lateral from the plumbing in the property owner’s buildings, up to and including the connection to the sewer main in the street. If there is a clog in the sewer lateral, it is the property owner’s responsibility to clear it. City crews are not allowed onto private property in order to clean or maintain privately owned sewer laterals.