What SewerOwner cannot determine

About your sewer line

• SewerOwner cannot diagnose a blockage, break, collapse, root intrusion, offset, belly, infiltration, or any other condition.
• SewerOwner cannot establish the condition of a pipe from symptoms.
• SewerOwner cannot establish the material, depth, length, or route of your line.
• SewerOwner cannot determine structural integrity.
• SewerOwner cannot tell you whether repair or replacement is necessary.
• SewerOwner cannot tell you that a repair method is appropriate for your property.

About responsibility and rules

• SewerOwner cannot determine ownership or legal responsibility for any part of a sewer system.
• SewerOwner cannot confirm code compliance.
• SewerOwner cannot tell you what a permit requires where you live.
• SewerOwner cannot tell you that an assistance program exists or that you qualify for one.
• SewerOwner cannot interpret a notice you have received.

About evidence

• SewerOwner does not accept video uploads and does not analyse images.
• SewerOwner cannot interpret footage as a licensed inspection.
• SewerOwner cannot confirm or contradict a contractor’s or inspector’s findings.
• SewerOwner does not grade, score, or rate any inspection or any pipe.

About contractors and outcomes

• SewerOwner does not rank contractors or select a winning proposal.
• SewerOwner does not vet, approve, certify, or endorse any contractor.
• SewerOwner cannot guarantee availability, response, price, savings, financing, coverage, workmanship, or any outcome.
• SewerOwner cannot tell you whether a price is reasonable.

About safety

• SewerOwner cannot declare a property safe or unsafe.
• SewerOwner does not assess air quality, gas concentrations, or health effects.
• SewerOwner does not assess ground stability, structural safety, or electrical hazards.
• SewerOwner does not publish instructions for entering sewer structures, opening covers, handling sewage, operating professional equipment, excavating, or entering trenches — under any circumstances.

What it replaces: nothing

SewerOwner is not a substitute for municipal, utility, engineering, plumbing, legal, insurance, or real-estate guidance. Where a question belongs with one of those, these pages say so and stop.

What remains

Understanding what you are being told. Knowing what a method attempts and what it cannot prove. Telling an observation apart from a finding. Knowing which questions have answers and who holds them. Comparing what two proposals actually say. Assembling a record that survives a change of contractor.

None of that requires diagnosing your property, and all of it is worth having before you spend money.