Property Owner Responsibility
The property owner is responsible for the cost of:
- Engineering
- Equipment required to complete the installation
- Labor
- Materials
- The permit
Cost Breakdown
The cost of materials is based on actual cost to the city for the:
- Bricks
- Concrete
- Fill material
- Grass seed
- Inlets
- Pipe
- Topsoil
- Any other materials that may be deemed necessary for a specific job
The labor and equipment rate is a per-foot cost, which is based on the actual cost to the city to staff and equip the pipe-laying crew. Currently, this fee is established at $16 per linear foot. The permit fee is the standard fee charged by the city and engineering will be charged at a rate of 10% of the total cost for the materials and labor and equipment.