Abandoned facilities.
El Paso City Code § 18.21.090
in effect18.21.090 - Abandoned facilities.
A. Every abandoned building (house) sewer or part thereof, shall be plugged or capped in an approved manner within five feet of the property line.
B. Every cesspool, septic tank and seepage pit which has been abandoned or has been discontinued otherwise from further use or to which no waste or soil pipe from a plumbing fixture is connected, shall have the sewage removed therefrom and be completely filled with earth, sand, gravel, concrete or other approved material.
C. The top cover or arch over the cesspool, septic tank, or seepage pit shall be removed before filling and the filling shall not extend above the top of the vertical portions of the sidewalls or above the level of any outlet pipe until inspection has been made, following which the cesspool, septic tank or seepage pit shall be filled to the level of the top of the ground.
D. No person owning or controlling any cesspool, septic tank, or seepage pit on his own premises or in any abutting portion of a public street, alley or other public property, shall fail, refuse or neglect to comply with the provisions of this section.
E. Where disposal facilities are abandoned consequent to connecting any premises with the public sewer, the permittee making the connection shall fill all abandoned facilities as required by the licensing authority within thirty days from the time of connection to the public sewer.
(Ord. 9448 (part), 1988)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT18BUCO_CH18.21PRSEFA_ARTIIAD_18.21.090ABFAFetched: 10/28/2026