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HomeHealth and Safety CodeDiv. 5Pt. 3Ch. 3Art. 4§ 4762 Sewer Connection Mandate

§ 4762 Sewer Connection Mandate

Health and Safety Code·California
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§ 4762 Sewer Connection Mandate

Key Takeaways

  • •If your area has a sewer system, the city can say no more cesspools or old sewage ways.
  • •The city can make you connect your home or building to the sewer system.
  • •If you live outside the city but in the district, the county can do the same thing.

Example

You live in a house with an old cesspool, and the city just built a new sewer system on your street.

The city can tell you to stop using your cesspool and hook up to the new sewer system instead. If you don’t, they can say it’s a public nuisance and make you do it.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 4762 Sewer Connection Mandate

Whenever any area in the district is provided with a sewerage system the governing body of the city in which the area lies may declare the further maintenance or use of cesspools or other local means of sewage disposal to be a public nuisance, and may require all buildings inhabited or used by human beings to be connected with the sewerage system. The board of supervisors may prohibit the use of cesspools or other local means of sewage disposal and declare the same to be a public nuisance in any area in the district which is outside of any incorporated city, and may require all buildings inhabited or used by human beings to be connected with the sewerage system. (Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1097.)

Last verified: January 24, 2026

Key Terms

nuisancedisposalwagemaintenance

Related Statutes

  • § 4734 Joint District Meeting Compensation
  • § 4740 District Property Acquisition Authority
  • § 4741.1 Refuse System District Resolution
  • § 4742.1 Waste Disposal Contract Authority
  • § 4748 Sanitation District Engineering Survey

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 4762.
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