Sewage Treatment

EBMUD treats wastewater from Berkeley. Wastewater is collected from homes and businesses through privately-owned sewer laterals that feed into a network of city sewers. EBMUD's interceptors (large pipes) carry the wastewater to its wastewater treatment plant in Oakland.

I also learned that homes built before 1950 (most of the homes in Berkeley) have sewer pipes connecting the home to the main sewer line that are old and need to be replaced. These pipes are called sewer laterals and can deteriorate and crack which could lead to raw sewage leaking into the ground creating a health hazard. In Berkeley, and in most cities, the maintenance, repair and replacement of the upper lateral is the responsibility of the property owner. Another good thing to know as a home-owner! (Glad I just rent for now!)

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  1. UnknownDecember 11, 2018 at 2:20 AM

    Thank you for this information. My late father used to be a parks and recreation manager for the city of Berkeley and would always have to address calls when there were issues with the sewers and any maintenance issues.

    Being a homeowner is costly, I can only imagine what it is all going to cost once I get a house. Luckily I am planning to get out of the Bay Area once I graduate, it is too expensive.

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