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Your water service line is the pipe running from the street or meter to your house - a different job from an interior whole-house repipe. Enter the distance and pick a method to see a modeled cost range, built from HomeAdvisor's published 2026 cost data, plus a clear answer on who's actually responsible for paying for it.
Open-trench estimate for 50 ft
$2,500-$12,500
A continuous trench is dug along the full line route. It's the most common method and usually the cheapest per foot unless the yard has a lot of landscaping, a driveway, or hardscape to restore afterward.
PEX material itself typically runs $0-$2 per linear foot, separate from labor - jobs using pex tend to land toward the lower end of the installed estimate above rather than changing the total directly.
A private service line running from the street or meter to the house can add up to $2,500 on top of the per-foot figures above, depending on how far the house sits from the connection point.
A single spot repair (one failure point, not a full replacement) typically runs $350-$1,700 instead. Most DFW cities also require a permit (typically $100-$500) for this work.
These are planning estimates only, not a quote - soil type, depth, driveway or sidewalk crossings, and how far the house sits from the connection point all move the real number. A licensed plumber's on-site walkthrough is the only way to get an exact price.
Under Texas Administrative Code Title 16, Section 24.163(a)(2), the utility installs and owns the service pipe only from its main up to the meter. From the discharge side of the meter onward - the run to your house - is the customer's property and the customer's responsibility to install, repair, and keep "in good repair." Dallas Water Utilities' own published guidance confirms the same split: the city maintains the public side and the meter, while the property owner maintains the private portion from the meter onward. This pattern holds across Texas municipal utilities generally, though the exact property-line or easement boundary is worth confirming with your own city before assuming where your responsibility starts.
If you're also dealing with a sudden pressure change rather than a known line failure, our sudden low water pressure guide and high water pressure guide cover the signs worth checking before assuming the service line itself is the problem.
Most DFW cities require a permit for water service line work, typically in the $100-$500 range, though the exact fee and process differ by city. Our DFW plumbing permit requirements and fees by city guide covers Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, and Plano's own published fee schedules in detail.
This calculator's estimates are modeled from HomeAdvisor's 2026 national data - typically $50-$250 per linear foot for an open-trench replacement or $75-$150 per linear foot trenchless, so a typical 50-foot run lands somewhere in the $2,500-$12,500 range depending on method and site conditions. These are national figures, not a DFW-specific average - soil type, depth, and whether a driveway or sidewalk has to be crossed all move the real number, so treat this as a planning estimate rather than a quote.
In Texas, it's split at the meter. Texas Administrative Code Title 16, Section 24.163(a)(2) says the utility installs and owns the line only up to the meter - from the meter to your house is the customer's property and the customer's responsibility to repair and maintain. Dallas Water Utilities' own published guidance confirms the same split. If the problem is between the street and your meter, it's usually the city's; if it's between the meter and your house, it's yours.
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