Utilities and Housing

Side Sewer Assistance Program

The Side Sewer Assistance Program provides income-eligible homeowners with interest free loans to repair their side sewer. If you own your home in Seattle, you own the side sewer. The side sewer is the sewer pipe that carries wastewater from sinks, toilets, and drains to the public sewer in the street.

Office of Housing

How it works


Step 1: Check your eligibility the 2022 Eligibility Requirements below.

Unsure how to know if your sewer pipe is broken? Go to www.seattle.gov/utilities/YourSideSewer to see the Troubleshooting Your Sewer Problem guide.

Step 2: Call or email the Side Sewer Assistance Program with the following information: property address, brief description of the major repairs needed, and let us know if you received a letter from the Office of Housing, SPU,  or other agency.

Step 3: Your application will be reviewed and processed.

Step 4: If your application meets the eligibility requirements, a representative from the Side Sewer Assistance Program will contact you.

Step 5: The Side Sewer Assistance Program will connect you with a private contractor and financing to perform the work.

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  • You live in Seattle
  • You own your home
  • Have a broken or collapsed side sewer requiring emergency repair
  • Your total household income in the most recent full month prior to applying matches the table below:
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1$5562
2$6354
3$7150
4$7941
5$8579
6$9212
7$9850
8$10483

Stuff you'll need


  • Government-issued identification for everyone living in your household
  • Income documentation for everyone living in your household
  • Verification of address via utility bill or mortgage payment receipt

Questions?


Call: (206) 684-0244

How to apply


Applicants can apply for the Side Sewer Assistance Program by calling or emailing.

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Apply by email:

Healthyhome@seattle.gov

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Apply by phone:

(206) 684-0244

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