{"id":444,"date":"2017-01-19T21:56:39","date_gmt":"2017-01-20T02:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/?page_id=444"},"modified":"2017-03-16T14:44:55","modified_gmt":"2017-03-16T18:44:55","slug":"sewer-easements-elizabeth-borough-municipal-authority-learning-center","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/sewer-easements-elizabeth-borough-municipal-authority-learning-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewer Easements"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n<h1><strong>What to know about your sewer Easement<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>A <em>sewer easement<\/em> is an area where the Authority has the right to enter, maintain, repair, inspect, improve, renovate and replace facilities including pipes and manholes; and to keep clear access through the easement.\u00a0 A\u00a0typical sewer easement is 20 ft in width with the sewer line being the center line.\u00a0 Many of the easements are located in off-street areas.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>How homeowners can help\u00a0our our crews with maintenance:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not landscape over the tops of manholes.\u00a0 Burying manholes makes it difficult for our field crew to locate and access the lines in the event of an emergency.<\/li>\n<li>Do not plant trees\u00a0within the easement. The roots tend to follow the sewer line and cause backups.<\/li>\n<li>Do not build\u00a0structures on\u00a0the easement. This includes fences, buildings, pools, sheds, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Be aware that the Authority may need to replace the line and any item placed on the sewer easement must be removed at the sole cost of the property owner.<\/p>\n<p>As part of our ongoing maintenance program, if you have a manhole in our yard that is deteriorating, overflows during high rain events, or needs adjusted please take a minute to contact our office at 412-384-3686 so we may correct the problem.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] What to know about your sewer Easement A sewer easement is an area where the Authority has the right to enter, maintain, repair, inspect, improve, renovate and replace facilities including pipes and manholes; and to keep clear access through the easement.\u00a0 A\u00a0typical sewer easement is 20 ft in width with the sewer line being [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":469,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/444"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=444"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/444\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebmastp.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=444"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}