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Why am I responsible for the manhole on my property?
Many Homes have a manhole located on their property typically constructed by the developer of the housing plan. This manhole gives the Sanitary Authority access to our sewers for routine maintenance and emergency work. When your house was constructed, the top of the manhole was placed at grade, or ground level. Over time, residents and landscapers inadvertently cover over the manhole with grass, build planter boxes around manholes, or cover over the manhole with mulch.
As commonly made out of concrete, cast iron, or a combination of concrete and iron, manhole covers are made for the safety of anybody passing above the hole of a sewer. At the same time, standard manhole cover size is being designed to fit in a person size as its second purpose is through it, technically trained individual can pass through it when maintenance is needed on the sewer or during the call of fixing on the underground pipes.