Sewer notes by Whittier neighborhood

Uptown, College Hills, Friendly Hills, East Whittier, Whittwood and South Whittier. Each page covers housing age, likely pipe materials, slab or raised floors, trees over the line and which agency answers permit questions.

Start here Sewer lines in Uptown Whittier Uptown is Whittier's historic core, with some of the city's oldest homes and trees. That age shapes what is likely in the ground and how repairs are approached.

Sewer lines in College Hills
College Hills sits on the slopes around Whittier College, with established homes and big trees. Grade and age both affect how laterals behave here.
Sewer lines in Friendly Hills
Friendly Hills is a hillside neighborhood of larger lots and established landscaping. Long laterals and big trees are the themes to plan around.
Sewer lines in East Whittier
Much of East Whittier was built out as postwar tract housing. Those homes share common plumbing traits that make repairs fairly predictable to plan.
Sewer lines around Whittwood
The residential streets around Whittwood Town Center are largely mid-century tract homes. Their laterals are now old enough that roots and cracks are common findings.
Sewer lines in South Whittier
South Whittier shares a Whittier mailing address but is unincorporated Los Angeles County. That changes who you ask about permits and the public sewer.