Sewer Line Replacement in College Park, GA

College Park's older homes and their laterals

The median College Park home was built in 1972, and about 70.6% predate 1980, according to ACS 2019-2023 estimates. Many of the oldest houses sit in Historic College Park, a large National Register district near Main Street and Harvard Avenue. Laterals under those homes were typically clay or cast iron, and by now many have cracked at the joints, taken in roots from old street trees or corroded along their length. Repairing one break in a line like that often just moves the next backup a few feet down the pipe.

The city's Public Works Water & Sewer Division operates the collection system and a sewer lift station; where the wastewater is treated isn't stated. During business hours the division is at 404-669-3757. After hours, weekends and holidays, Public Works takes calls at 404-669-3778, and emergency dispatch is 404-863-7348. Call the city if the street or neighbors are affected. Where its responsibility for your connection ends isn't spelled out in what we found, so ask before work near the street.

Signs to watch

• Root cutting needed every year or so
• Several fixtures slowing at once
• Sewer smell in the crawl space or yard
• Bits of clay or rust flakes after a cleaning

Timing and permits

College Park's Department of Building & Inspections issues plumbing permits directly, not Fulton or Clayton County, from City Hall on Main Street (404-767-1537). The plumber normally files and schedules the inspection before backfilling. On an older lot with large trees and a long run, plan for the job to take more than a day, and try to do it before the line fails completely rather than in the middle of a backup, when choices narrow and the yard is already a mess.