Eastern Municipal Water District serves all of Perris, after taking over the former City of Perris water and sewer systems, and it treats breaks past the meter as the property owner's responsibility. A leak in the pipe from the meter to the house is a plumbing repair you arrange. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Perris.
Perris water, one provider
EMWD already served about 80 percent of Perris before it took over the city's Downtown Perris and North Perris systems, and it now provides water and sewer citywide. Every address in Perris is on EMWD water. EMWD says its responsibility runs until the water reaches the meter, so the buried pipe from the meter to your foundation is yours. There is no address-by-address split to sort out here, which makes the first question simple: is the water on EMWD's side of the meter or on yours?
What to do now
- If water is spraying or flooding, close the shutoff valve at the house.
- Turn the irrigation controller off so sprinkler water doesn't confuse things.
- Check the meter box. Water rising there or in the street goes to EMWD at 800.698.0400.
- If the meter box is dry, read the meter, wait an hour without using water and read it again.
- Walk the line's likely path and mark any soft, wet or sunken ground.
- Call a plumber with what you found.
Symptoms and what they usually mean
| Symptom | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Soggy ground between the meter and the house | Leak in the private service line |
| Meter moving with everything off | Leak past the meter, inside or out |
| Weak flow at all fixtures | Line break, failing regulator or a partly closed valve |
| Water in the meter box | Issue on the EMWD side |
| Wet wall or slab where the pipe enters | Leak at the riser or house shutoff |
| Crust on the shutoff valve | Slow drip leaving mineral deposits |
Cost factors
Cost depends on how long the run is, how deep the pipe lies and whether concrete, block walls or landscaping cover it. One failed joint is far less work than a new line. Water hardness can play a part on old pipe: EMWD reports its Perris Valley wells, which serve a limited area along Perris Boulevard near the Ramona Expressway, at about 20 grains per gallon, far harder than its Mills plant water at 4.7, and mineral crust shows up on valves and fittings in that area. A replacement is reviewed by City of Perris Development Services, Building, which takes applications through its online Accela portal and at (951) 943-5003.
Water Line Repair questions in Perris
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Does hard water affect an old service line?
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