Camera inspection
Camera work comes first, with a lens on a cable that reveals roots, cracks, low spots and buildup so the repair matches the pipe.
Sewer Line Repair in Toms River
Backups, odors and repeat clogs call for a camera inspection before any repair, so the fix matches what the pipe shows. Call and describe the symptoms.
Below are the repair choices, the township sewer authority and how it works, and what your home’s age means for the line.
Ways to fix a sewer line
Root cutting
Roots in the joints are removed by cutting from within the pipe. Once that is done, a camera goes back through to look at the pipe wall.
Spot repair
Where one stretch has cracked or caved in, it is excavated and fitted with new pipe. The sound pipe on both sides is left alone.
Lining or replacement
A line that is damaged along its length can be lined from inside or replaced altogether. The plumber you hire lays out both options after the camera inspection.
The township sewer
The Toms River Municipal Utilities Authority provides wastewater collection in Toms River and runs an after-hours emergency line.
When the trouble is in the public sewer, the authority is the office to call. A backup inside the house is a job for the plumber you hire.
A sump pump tied into the sanitary sewer goes against the authority’s rules, and the authority helps reroute one.
Lining instead of digging
The authority has used cured-in-place lining on sewer pipe and 870 laterals that showed infiltration, and a 2025 loan continues the work on about four and a half more miles of sewer pipe and manholes.
Lining is a trenchless method, which is why it comes up as an option on a damaged line.
Your home’s age and its sewer line
Homes built before 1960 make up 17.1% of Toms River. The sewer line age checker starts at the town’s median year, 1978; type in your own house’s year to change it.
A drain that clears and then slows again may only need a visit from drain cleaning. For a full list of services, see the homepage.
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