The Town of Tyrone runs a sewer system with a limited service area: its lines serve specific developments, and homes outside them are not on municipal sewer and use private onsite wastewater systems. Sewer line replacement in Tyrone means new pipe for the lateral to the town's sewer or for the line from the house to the onsite system's tank. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Tyrone.
Is my Tyrone home on town sewer?
Possibly not. Tyrone adopts its own sewer ordinance and buys wastewater treatment capacity, under a Fulton County agreement approved in 2017, but its sewer lines serve specific developments; the Southampton and Rivercrest subdivisions, for example, were approved for town sewer. The mayor has said some existing homes have no access to sewer. Check your bill: a sewer charge means a lateral to the town's system. No sign of one means a private onsite system, where the plumber's job is the building drain and the line to the tank, and the tank and drain field are another trade's.
How old is the pipe likely to be?
Tyrone is a small town in the northwest corner of Fayette County, incorporated in 1911. Its housing is mostly from the last few decades: the median home was built in 2000 and about 13% predate 1980, according to ACS 2019-2023 estimates. That points to plastic pipe in most homes, which fails from settling, a joint shifted during construction or damage from later digging. On large lots, the run to a tank can be long.
Who permits the work?
The Town of Tyrone Building Department issues residential plumbing trade permits, with permits and inspections handled by SAFEbuilt. Applications go through Community Core and require an account. Permits and construction questions go to (678) 216-0641, inspections to (770) 474-9393. Water mains in town are maintained by Fayette County Water System, not the town, so water leaks in the street go to the county at 770-461-1146.
A local note
If your street has gained sewer since your home was built, a failing line to the tank raises a fair question: replace it, or connect to the town system? Ask the Town of Tyrone about availability and requirements before the plumber prices a new line either way. If you stay on the onsite system, have the tank pumped and inspected around the same time, so a new pipe isn't feeding into a tank or drain field that is itself near the end of its life. Mark the tank lid and the line route for future work.
Sewer Line Replacement questions in Tyrone
My home is not on municipal sewer. Does this service apply to me?
Who issues the permit for replacing a sewer line here?
Why would a fairly new house need its sewer line replaced?
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