#24606
Sir Humphrey
Strataguru

    I think Whale is correct. If the pipe is a tributary of the main pipe and it only services your lot then a fault in that pipe, and further damage as a consequence of the fault, is most likely maintenance that is your, the lot owner’s, responsibility.

    I think insurance would only cover it if the damage were due to a specific event eg. the pipe was damaged by some event causing the stormwater to escape the pipe and erode the ground; just becoming leaky after 24 years of wear and tear is not an event.