Plymouth, MN Water Use Rules: Leak Reporting Duty (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Plymouth City Code § 720.25
- Repair deadline
- 24 hours after City notice of leak
- Immediate shutoff
- Allowed for major waste or damage risk
- Responsible party
- Owner or occupant, curb box to building
Summary
In the City of Plymouth, City Code Section 720.25 makes the property owner or occupant responsible for maintaining the water service pipe running from the curb box into the house. Once the City gives verbal or written notice of a leak in that pipe, the owner or occupant has 24 hours to repair it, or the City shuts the water off; for major water waste or damage risk, the City can shut it off immediately.
It is the responsibility of the owner or occupant to maintain the service pipe from the curb box into the house or building. In case of failure upon the part of any owner or occupant to repair any leak occurring in their service pipe within 24 hours after verbal or written notice has been given by the City to the owner or occupant of the premises, the water will be shut off. When the waste of water is great, or when damage is likely to result from the leak, the water will be turned off if the repair is not proceeded with immediately upon the giving of such notice.
Full Breakdown
25, in Chapter VII's City Water System rules, puts the repair burden for a leaking service line on the property rather than the City once the pipe crosses the curb box. The owner or occupant must keep that stretch of pipe, from the curb box into the house or building, in good repair. When the City gives verbal or written notice that the service pipe is leaking, the owner or occupant has 24 hours from that notice to fix it; if the repair is not made in that window, the City shuts off the water at the curb box.
The section does not wait the full 24 hours in every case: where the waste of water is great, or where damage is likely to result from the leak, the City can turn the water off immediately rather than waiting for the repair to be attempted. 29's separate rule making the owner responsible for the meter setter, or horn. 09, a leak that goes unrepaired can also show up as a spike in the metered charge before the City ever sends a shutoff notice.
Violations & Fines
Failing to repair a service pipe leak within 24 hours of the City's verbal or written notice violates Section 720.25 and results in the water being shut off at the curb box. If the leak is wasting a large volume of water or risks property damage, the City can shut the water off immediately without waiting out the 24-hour window.
Frequently Asked Questions
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