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Top-Rated Drain & Sewer Services in Reading, MA
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Services We Offer in Reading
Cleaning & Clogs
Slow drains, backups and blocked main lines.
Trenchless & Replacement
Relining and replacing the line itself.
Local systems
Reading systems & permits
Reading DPW maintains 100 miles of sewer main and 12 pumping stations, and everything flows to MWRA's Deer Island plant. Where responsibility changes hands is unusually clear here: the homeowner owns the line from the sewer main in the street to the house, and a sewer pipe repair must be made by a Licensed Drain Layer. Inflow and infiltration are prohibited in the town's system and are the owner's expense to remove — but Reading will reimburse up to 100% of the cost, capped at $1,000, for disconnecting a sump pump or other inflow source, and new sewer connections are charged at $4 per gallon per day and then doubled to fund 2:1 I/I removal.
Sources: readingma.gov
Reading's Sewer Division maintains and repairs 100 miles of sewer mains and 12 pumping stations and investigates customer complaints about sewer backups.
The Town states that "the homeowner's responsibility runs from the sewer main in the street to the house," that "a sewer pipe must be repaired by a Licensed Drain Layer," and that residents should call the Water and Sewer Division first so the Town can confirm the problem is not in the municipal system.
Reading's DPW policy prohibits inflow and infiltration in the town wastewater system at the owner's expense to remove or repair upon discovery, sets the Sewer Connection Fee at $4 per gallon per day multiplied by two to accomplish 2:1 inflow/infiltration removal, and allows the Town to reimburse private property owners up to 100% of the cost of eliminating inflow, not to exceed $1,000, on submission of an itemised paid bill from a licensed person plus permits and a recorded statement.
Reading contracts for trenchless sewer rehabilitation using cured-in-place pipe lining of existing 8-inch, 12-inch and 20-inch sewers, plus testing and sealing of service connections, chemical grouting, and closed-circuit television inspection of sewer pipe.
Why Reading Chooses Spencer
Straightforward drain & sewer work from a local team — clear pricing, licensed technicians, and appointments that actually happen when we say they will.
Licensed & Insured in Massachusetts
Every drain & sewer technician we send to Reading is fully licensed, insured and background-checked.
Upfront, Flat-Rate Pricing
You approve the price before any work begins. No hidden fees, no surprise charges, no overtime rates.
Same-Day Service
Same-day appointments across Reading and the surrounding North Shore communities.
Family-Owned and Local
A local family business, not a national call centre. The person who answers is the person who dispatches.
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Drain & Sewer service in Reading, and 66 nearby towns
We cover 67 towns across the North Shore, Greater Boston and southern New Hampshire.
67Towns covered
Essex County
- Amesbury
- Andover
- Ballardvale
- Beverly
- Boxford
- Danvers
- Essex
- Georgetown
- Gloucester
- Groveland
- Hamilton
- Haverhill
- Ipswich
- Lynn
- Lynnfield
- Manchester by the Sea
- Marblehead
- Merrimac
- Middleton
- Nahant
- Newbury
- Newburyport
- North Andover
- Peabody
- Plum Island
- Rockport
- Rowley
- Salem
- Salisbury
- Saugus
- South Hamilton
- Swampscott
- Topsfield
- Wenham
- West Newbury
Middlesex County
Rockingham County, NH
Norfolk County
- Brookline
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