Sewage Disposal; Applying for a Property Connection

If your municipality has stipulated this in its drainage regulations, properties that are served by channels belonging to a public drainage system must generally also be connected to that system and use it. Technically, this requires installing a so-called property connection—that is, a pipe running from the public sewer to the inspection chamber (which is usually located at the property line). Through this property connection, you then connect the areas and buildings on the property that require wastewater disposal to the public drainage system.

Whether the municipality or the property owner is responsible for the installation, replacement, modification, and maintenance of the property connection varies from municipality to municipality. Please contact your local municipality to learn more about this. There, you can also obtain information on the technical requirements for connecting your property to the system and on the costs you will incur for installing such a property connection.

The Drainage Ordinance (EWS) governs the rights and obligations of property owners regarding the connection of properties to the City of Erlangen’s public drainage system.

The EWS also contains the requirements for property drainage and the procedure for constructing the associated systems. For more information, please contact the Building Inspection Office, Property Drainage Division, at + (49) 09131 / 86 - 1041.

For the technical connection—the “sewer connection”—please use the appropriate form to provide the necessary information.

The connection to the public sewer system must be applied for in a timely manner, preferably together with the excavation permit (special use of public right-of-way), at the Office of Urban Planning and Mobility, Department of Road Traffic and Construction Sites, Tel. + (49) 09131 / 86 - 1653 or + (49) 09131 / 86 - 2481.

The connection to the public sewer system itself is carried out by the City of Erlangen’s Drainage Department—Sewer Maintenance.

According to Section 1(3) of the EWS, property connections are not part of the City of Erlangen’s public drainage system. They remain the responsibility of the property owners.