Plumbers in Solana Beach, CA

A small North County coastal city

Solana Beach is an incorporated city on the North County coast, roughly 20 miles from downtown San Diego in a straight line, with 12,941 residents at the 2020 Census. Like the rest of the beach towns, it lives with salt air that corrodes hose bibs, outdoor valves and exterior fixtures faster than inland, and a winter rainy season when storms can test drains and low spots.

Water from Santa Fe Irrigation District

The City names Santa Fe Irrigation District as the water purveyor for most of Solana Beach. SFID's water comes from Lake Hodges and from imported supply bought through the San Diego County Water Authority, and it is treated at the R.E. Badger Filtration Plant, which SFID owns jointly with San Dieguito Water District. For a problem on the district's side, call SFID customer service at 858-756-2424 or its after-hours line, 858-756-2854. If your bill comes from a different provider, contact that provider instead.

Your sewer lateral runs to the street

The Solana Beach Sanitation District maintains only the main sewer lines in the street. Property owners own the whole building lateral, including the stretch between the property line and the main, so a root intrusion or break under the sidewalk or street is still the owner's repair. The City asks owners to contact City Engineer/Sanitation at (858) 720-2470 before altering or repairing a lateral. A camera inspection shows where the problem is before anyone digs.

When a permit is needed

City of Solana Beach Building Services handles permits, with code review and inspections done by Interwest on the City's behalf and applications available online through eTrakit. The City's code is specific: stopping a leak in a drain, water, waste or vent pipe needs no permit, but replacing a defective concealed pipe counts as new work and does. Inspection requests go to (858) 720-4455.

Gas

SDG&E is the gas utility. If you notice the smell of gas, leave the house before anything else, then call 911 and SDG&E at 1-800-611-7343 from outside.

How Solana Beach differs from San Diego

In the City of San Diego, the owner's lateral responsibility stops at the property line and the city supplies the water. In Solana Beach the owner's share of the sewer lateral goes all the way to the main, an irrigation district supplies the water, and the City's own permit rules apply. Call the number on this page, describe what is happening, and you will be connected with an independent plumber who works in Solana Beach and sets the price and timing with you.