Eastern Municipal Water District supplies water in Menifee, including Sun City, Quail Valley and Romoland, and EMWD treats breaks on the customer side of the meter as the owner's matter. That makes a leak between the meter and the house a plumbing repair you arrange yourself. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Menifee.
What to expect on the call
Plumber Riverside CA is a referral service. The number on this page puts you in touch with an independent local plumber who works in Menifee; nobody from the service shows up at your door. The plumber will want to know where water is showing, whether the meter moves with everything turned off and roughly when the house was built. From there they can verify the leak, trace the route of the line and lay out the options, from a single fitting repair to a full new run.
If water is pouring from the meter box or the street, call EMWD before anyone else. Its line for system outages and trouble calls is 800.698.0400, and customer service is 800.426.3693.
What moves the price
- The distance between the meter and the house and how deep the pipe was laid
- Whether one coupling failed or the pipe is failing along its length
- Driveways, walks, block walls and planters along the route
- How long it takes to pinpoint a leak that surfaces away from the break
- Permit and inspection through City of Menifee Building & Safety
Menifee specifics
EMWD says its responsibility for water runs until the water reaches the meter and points customers with breaks past the meter to their homeowners insurance, so the line on your lot is yours. EMWD also reports that its service line inventory found no lead lines and no galvanized lines needing replacement. Menifee's supply is mostly Mills plant water, sometimes Skinner plant water, blended with desalinated groundwater from EMWD's Desalination Complex, and it is disinfected with chloramine. Hardness shifts with the blend: EMWD lists Mills water at an average of 4.7 grains per gallon and Skinner water at 13.3.
Because Sun City, Quail Valley and Romoland are inside the City of Menifee, permits for all three go through the city's Permit Center at 29844 Haun Road, (951) 672-6777, or the Menifee Permit Portal online.
Quick checklist
- Locate the house shutoff and make sure it turns
- Switch off the irrigation controller
- Write down the meter reading and recheck it after an hour
- Clear the meter box lid and the path to the house
- Keep pets and kids away from any soft ground
Water Line Repair questions in Menifee
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