The corridor
Garden Grove Boulevard is one of the city's main east-west streets. Along it you will find strip centers, offices, auto shops, restaurants, churches, apartments, with single-family streets a block back. Some buildings date from the city's mid-century growth; others are much newer redevelopment.
For plumbing, that means a single block can include a restaurant with heavy grease loads, an older apartment building with shared drain stacks and a small office with a single restroom. Each needs a slightly different emergency plan.
Property types and common problems
| Property | Common emergencies | Watch for |
|---|---|---|
| Restaurants | Kitchen drain and grease backups | Grease interceptor maintenance |
| Older apartments | Shared line backups, ceiling leaks | Drain stack age, tenant reporting |
| Strip centers | Restroom overflows, roof drain leaks | Who owns shared lines |
| Auto and service shops | Floor drain clogs | Sand and oil separators where required |
| Homes behind the boulevard | Slab leaks, root-blocked laterals | Pipe age and trees |
Plumbing at a glance
- Mix
- Commercial, multifamily and single-family
- Building age
- Mid-century through recent; check property records
- Water utility
- City of Garden Grove
- Gas
- SoCalGas
- Commercial devices
- Backflow and grease interceptors may have local requirements; check with the city
Who to call first
- IfGas smell in any buildingThenEvacuate and call 911 or SoCalGas from outside.
- IfWater or sewage in a leased spaceThenStop it at the nearest valve and notify the property manager.
- IfLeak at or before the meter, or water in the streetThenReport it to the City of Garden Grove's water utility.
- IfProblem on your own property's plumbingThenCall a licensed plumber whose CSLB license you have checked.
Business emergency kit
- Labeled main shutoff and a key or wrench to operate it
- Floor plan showing cleanouts and interceptors
- Property manager's and plumber's after-hours contacts
- Wet vacuum for clean water, gloves and disinfectant for sewage
- A copy of the last backflow test or interceptor service record
Common questions
Who maintains a grease interceptor in a leased restaurant?
It depends on the lease. Check your agreement and with the City of Garden Grove about requirements.
Does the boulevard have newer construction too?
Yes. Some buildings are recent redevelopment with newer plumbing, but neighbors may still be older.
Can I contact Garden Grove Emergency Plumber about a business on the boulevard?
This is a preview site. The phone number shown is a temporary placeholder and the request form is not connected yet, so ask any company you call to confirm it serves your address and give its CSLB license number.
General information for Garden Grove, not a quote or professional advice. In an emergency, call 911.