Areas Covered
Colchester handles wastewater from:
- Truro
- Valley
- Salmon River
- Bible Hill
- Hilden
- Lower Truro
- Truro Heights
- a small area of Onslow
Sewage Collection System and Stormwater Drainage Network
The sewer maintenance crew are responsible for maintenance of the County's sewage collection system as well as road-side stormwater drainage network & catch basins on County Owned roads. The crew respond to calls regarding problems with sewer service laterals to household connections 24 hours of the day, 7 days of the week.
Sewer Backups
Hookup & Permit Info
You are required to have a permit issued for a sewer connection.
A sewer permit is $150, with a $50 refund after the completed inspection. *
*Note: if a service lateral is not already installed to the property line, an additional fee of $3,500 is required prior to the sewer permit being issued.