Sewer Line Repair in Box Elder County, UT

• Coverage across Brigham City, Perry, Willard, Tremonton, Garland, Corinne, Honeyville, Mantua, Elwood, Bear River City and Deweyville.
• Crews work I-15 and I-84 through the county, with US 89 and US 91 through Brigham City and SR 13 and SR 102 to Tremonton and Garland.
• Older Brigham City streets near Main Street have the oldest pipe; newer subdivisions in Perry and Willard are mostly PVC.

• Camera inspection to find the break and the property line
• Root removal in older clay tile laterals
• Spot repairs on cracked cast iron under basements
• Full lateral replacement to the main
• Trenchless pipe bursting where the yard allows
• Sewer connections for homes leaving septic

• Box Elder County's 2026 Roads fee schedule lists a $250 base fee for a major encroachment permit and charges $1.25 per square foot to cut asphalt in a county road.
• Box Elder County's 2026 fee schedule also lists $125 per pothole of 4 square feet or less, and an after-the-fact penalty of $250 for a major encroachment done without a permit.
• Brigham City Code § 52.026 says the owner or contractor pays the actual cost of installing the line to the main, the city's inspection and restoring the street, on top of the connection fee set by council resolution.
• Method: these are published fee schedule and code amounts; repair labor is priced per linear foot and by depth, and a local quote should say whether the break is on private ground or under the right-of-way.

• Step 1: Camera the line and confirm where the break sits; under Brigham City Code § 52.017 the owner maintains the service line from the building to the city main.
• Step 2: Hire a state-licensed contractor. Brigham City Code § 52.009 says sewer connection permits are issued only to the state-licensed contractor qualified to do the work, built to the state's Rule 317 design standards.
• Step 3: Get the permits. A cut in a county road needs a Box Elder County encroachment permit, with a $250 base fee for a major encroachment and $1.25 per square foot for asphalt under the 2026 fee schedule.
• Step 4: Schedule the inspection before backfill. Under Brigham City Code § 52.020, work done without inspection is treated as defective and can be uncovered and re-laid at the owner's expense.

• Lake Bonneville clay: the valley floor around Corinne and Bear River City sits on old lake-bottom silt and clay soils near the Bear River, which settle and leave bellied pipe in long runs.
• Water table: low ground near the Bear River and toward the Great Salt Lake marshes has a shallow water table, which makes deep excavation wetter and slower.
• Bench gravel: east-side neighborhoods in Brigham City and Perry sit on coarser bench soils near the mountain front, easier to dig but prone to settling where fill was placed.
• Older homes: mid-century and older houses near downtown Brigham City often still have clay tile or cast iron laterals, and tree roots enter clay joints.
• Freeze and frost: cold winters push lines deeper and make winter excavation slower.
• USDA NRCS soil survey data for eastern Box Elder County (survey UT602) map 233,894 of 1,825,408 acres, 12.8%, as poorly drained and 191,238 acres, 10.5%, with a water table within about 12 inches of the surface.

Brigham City · Perry · Willard · Tremonton · Garland · Corinne · Honeyville · Mantua · Elwood · Bear River City · Deweyville