Novato Sanitary District
500 Davidson Street
Novato, California 94945
(415) 892-1694

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365 days a year

Sewer Use Regulations

Sewer use regulations are outlined in the three publications described below. These publications are available in Adobe Acrobat (pdf) format on this site.

  • Overview of Side Sewer Requirements (35K pdf)
    All side sewers within the Novato Sanitary District must conform to the District's Standard Specifications and Sanitary Code, copies of which are available from the District office. This document provides an overview of the side sewer requirements.

  • Sewer Ordinance #70 (116K pdf)
    This ordinance regulates the use of public and private sewers and drains, the installation and connection of building sewers, the installation of sewer laterals, and public sewer main extensions. It also provides the fee structure for the installation and connection of sanitary sewers, regulates the discharge of waters and wastes into the public sewer systems and provides penalties for the violations of any of these provisions.

  • Sewer Ordinance #111 (101K pdf)
    This ordinance describes the methods the annual sewer service fees are calculated for residential, commercial and non-residential units.  It also lists the sewer service fees for the fiscal years 2007-2008 through 2009-2010.

We also have an addendum to our Standard Specifications. The full Standard Specs can be purchased from the office. The addendum includes updates, and can be downloaded here. Standard Specs Addendum #1 (228K pdf)

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