To process your application, the Long Beach Department of Public Works (LBPW) requires the following information:

1. Completed Sewer Permit Application Form
    

2. Certificate of Insurance from your contractor
    

• Your contractor must have a Class A, Class C-34, or Class C-42 license
• Allow approximately 7-10 working days for the processing and approval of the Certificate of Insurance

3. Full payment to be paid to LBPW. For applicable fees, please contact the LBPW Engineering Service Counter at (562) 570-6784.
    

4. Note that before the sewer permit can be issued for new service connections, sewer capacity fees must be paid for through Long Beach Development Services at (562) 570-6651 and Los Angeles County Sanitation District at (562) 699-4288 ext. 2727.
    

5. For connection to an existing sewer service, you are required to do the following:
    

• Confirm the structural integrity of the existing sewer lateral
• Confirm the existing sewer lateral is sufficiently sized to handle the proposed discharge

Please allow approximately 3-4 weeks for the processing and approval of your permit

Please submit your information to:

Long Beach Department of Public Works
Engineering Service Counter
333 W. Ocean Boulevard, 10th Floor
Long Beach, CA 90802

Once your sewer permit is issued by LBPW:

• A copy of your permit will be sent to the Long Beach Water Department (LBWD)
• LBWD Inspection will contact you to schedule the sewer service line installation and/or repair work
• If you have not received a call after two (2) days, please call LBWD Inspection at (562) 570-2321 or (562) 570-2322 to follow-up
• An LBWD inspector will be present during the entire construction process and will sign-off on the permit once the work is completed in accordance with LBWD standards

For any questions related to your sewer permit application, please contact the LBPW Engineering Service Counter at (562) 570-6784