Hayward & Niles
Two neighbors south of Castro Valley, two different sewer agencies. We camera-inspect laterals in the part of Hayward served by the City of Hayward's own sewer system, and in Fremont's Niles district.
We Serve the City of Hayward's Sewer Area
The City of Hayward owns and operates the wastewater collection and treatment system that serves almost all homes and businesses inside city limits, plus some nearby unincorporated land by contract. That city-sewered area is the part of Hayward we serve.
We do not work in Oro Loma Sanitary District territory. Oro Loma serves a small area in the northern part of the city and several unincorporated neighborhoods with Hayward mailing addresses. Since August 1, 2026, Oro Loma requires a pressure test (air or water) along with the camera inspection when a property sells, and that is a test we don't perform. If your bill comes from Oro Loma, or its service-area map shows your parcel, please contact Oro Loma directly.
Two more edge cases: some Hayward-address properties fall inside the Castro Valley Sanitary District, whose own rules apply at sale (see our Castro Valley page), and a few are on private septic systems. When you call, tell us who sends your sewer bill and we'll confirm we can help before we book.
- ✓City of Hayward sewer area only — not Oro Loma territory
- ✓Camera inspection from the cleanout to the city main
- ✓Recorded video and a written report, usually within 1–2 days
- ✓Pre-listing and pre-purchase inspections
- ✓Root cutting and hydrojetting
- ✓Owner on every job, family-owned since 2001
No Inspection at Sale — But the Lateral Is Yours
The City of Hayward has no point-of-sale lateral inspection program. Its municipal code has no sale, escrow or certificate requirement for laterals, so in the city-sewered area an inspection is recommended for buyers rather than required.
What the code does say is that maintaining the building sewer is the property owner's responsibility, and the building sewer runs from the house drain all the way to the public sewer. The city's lateral handbook is blunt about it: the city does not service lateral sewers. It will check its main if a plumber or drain service confirms the main is the problem.
That puts the whole pipe — under the yard, the sidewalk and part of the street — on the owner. A camera inspection shows its condition end to end before you buy, before you list, or when a drain starts to slow. Hayward's code calls for cleanouts where the building sewer meets the building drain and at least every 100 feet, which are the openings we usually inspect through.
Niles and Union Sanitary District
Niles is one of the original towns that joined to form Fremont in 1956, and it's still a distinct district with its own historic main street. Its sewer comes from Union Sanitary District, which collects and treats wastewater for Fremont, Newark and Union City.
Union Sanitary District has no point-of-sale requirement. Its ordinance makes the owner responsible for the entire building sewer, including the lateral under the sidewalk and street. The district will inspect its own main at no charge, and its homeowner guide invites owners to have the lateral televised — the district will review the video and answer questions at no charge.
That makes a camera inspection especially useful in Niles: you get the recording, and you can take it straight to the district. Older homes near the creek and canyon often have mature trees close to the line, and roots are the first thing we look for.
Sewer Services in Hayward and Niles
Sewer Lateral Inspection
A recorded camera inspection of the lateral, with a written report — video you can take to Union Sanitary District or your buyer.
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Root Cuts & Line Cleaning
Roots from mature trees are a common cause of slow drains. We cut them and confirm the result on camera.
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Locating
Before a remodel or landscaping, we trace and mark where the lateral runs.
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