Two pipes in the yard
Water line versus sewer line
The water service brings drinking water in under pressure. The sewer lateral takes wastewater out. A camera works in the second. It does not work in the first. Aurora assigns them differently, and other cities assign them differently again.
On Aurora Water, you maintain the water service to the city main, and you maintain the sewer from the building through the tap, including the tee or saddle and related street repair. The city keeps the sewer main and the manholes. Water lines are generally copper and cannot be videotaped. Read water line repair and sewer line repair before you let one dig find both by accident. Call 811.
Castle Rock Water says the Town maintains water service to the property-line connection and owns the curb stop. Littleton's code says the owner maintains the sewer from the public sewer to the building, including the tap, while Denver Water supplies the drinking water. Parker is unresolved on purpose. Do not export one sentence to every town. The map of who decided what is which office controls the address.
Questions to settle first
Can one camera inspect both?
No. Aurora says water service lines cannot be videotaped. The sewer can. A company that offers a camera for a hissing water leak is using the wrong tool. Locate the water line another way before you cut. Ask them to write that limit into the quote before you compare it with another company.
Who pays for the street in Aurora?
If the cut is your water service or your sewer tap, the city's pages put that restoration on the owner. The city repairs the street when the work is its main. Ask which pipe and whose main before you accept the patch.
Does Castle Rock match Aurora?
Not on the water line. Castle Rock's FAQ says the Town keeps water service to the property-line connection and the curb stop. Aurora's owner keeps the water service to the main. Confirm you are on that town's water before you use the FAQ.
