I live approximately 210 feet from the area where public sewer will SOON be mandated. My on-site septic is malfunctioning, will I be able to hook into public sewer? I live in the state of Pennsylvania.

Only your town can answer this. I will guess that they will say no, because the funds have already been appropriated. I supposed it depends on how you would connect.

'Soon' usually means quite a while, so you might as well fix your septic while you apply to zoning or whoever handles this.

I am sure you will be welcomed to connect to the City's new Sewer. That's why they are putting it in. Cities are doing this to eliminate septics as cities are getting more populated making presence of septic tanks a health hazard. Moreover, City also charges you for each gallon of sewage leaving your property. So sewers also generate income for the City.

It is not cheap to connect. Call City and ask them if they plan on installing laterals to each property line. If they give you that option, take it. It is quite expensive to have it done privately and afterwards. And without lateral, you cannot connect.

Back to you / Milo

I would contact The Building Department and see if they plan on installing a raiser at your curb. In the meantime can we help you with your septic system? What's wrong? Back to you, Tom

I agree with all above post's. Are you on city water, or a private well? Some areas just do a flat rate for sewer, while most charge according to water usage through the water meter. Only way to know your options for sure is to contact the local authority (city water/sewer department).