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Issue #16142562 — Catch Basin / Storm Drain
Metadata
| Field | Value | Field | Value |
| Status | Archived | Request type | Catch Basin / Storm Drain |
| Created | 2024-03-01 13:59 | Updated | 2024-03-11 18:40 |
| Acknowledged | 2024-03-01 13:59 | Closed | 2024-03-11 18:40 |
| Address | 4311 85th Ave Se Mercer Island, Washington, 98040 | Location | 47.56919199045298, -122.22588398597479 |
| Reporter | Tom Mulcahy (Registered User) | Assignee | — |
| Comments | — | Votes | — |
| First ingested | 2026-05-12 05:03 | Last changed | 2026-05-12 05:03 |
Description
I have a manhole cover in my backyard labeled DRAIN. A city worker told me it was privately owned, but after opening the manhole cover it really looks like it's part of the city sewer. See attached picture. It has a service ladder, which I've been told it wouldn't have if it was privately owned.
Now that the manhole cover is off, I'd like someone from the city to take a look and either confirm it's city-owned and clean it out (since it's not draining properly), or confirm it's privately owned, in which case I will hire a contractor to deal with it.
Apologies if I'm wrong about any of the above - I bought my house 2 years ago and I'm not familiar with catch basins, storm drains, etc. I'm mostly going off of what others have told me after they've looked at it.
Change History
| Observed | Issue updated | Status | Transition | Payload |
| 2026-05-12 05:03 |
2024-03-11 18:40 |
Archived |
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