Shows the Category 3 order of work in a home on Northshore sewer.
Kenmore, WA Sewer Backup Cleanup
Northshore sewer next to Bothell, with a written estimate after inspection.
Country Village Sewage Cleanup
Northshore Utility District, not the City sewer on most of Bothell's King County side, is your first contact for sewer backup cleanup in Kenmore. King County's sewer layer shows Northshore over 86.0 percent of the city map, and the rest is mainly open water.
Sewage cleanup in Kenmore turns on building type: 62.7 percent of 9,761 units are detached, and 18.3 percent sit in buildings of 20 or more. The median year built is 1985, older than Bothell's 1992. Tell your restoration company your building type on the call.
Local Backup Sources and What Your Restoration Company Does
Kenmore's finished rooms, 20-plus-unit buildings, creek-side lots, and food businesses fill these 4 rows, and an inspection opens each one.
| Backup situation | What your restoration company does |
|---|---|
| Saturated carpet and pad in a finished room after a sewage backup in Kenmore | Lists the carpet and pad for sewage-damaged drywall and flooring removal, the step Public Health Seattle and King County names for saturated carpet. |
| A unit in one of Kenmore's 20-plus-unit buildings backs up | Inspects neighboring units for spread and asks who manages the building, since renters hold 30.7 percent of Kenmore homes. |
| Water reaches a building near Swamp Creek or Squawk Slough | Checks drains and floor edges for the entry point, since Washington's Insurance Commissioner treats flood and sewer backup as separate coverage questions. |
| A food business near Kenmore Air Harbor has sewage in its kitchen | Plans commercial sewage cleanup for the kitchen, because Public Health Seattle and King County lists that condition as a closure reason. |
Kenmore Sewer and Permit Facts
You see no power row on this card because the city page naming your utility did not open for this site, so check your bill.
| County | King County |
|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Incorporated city, next to Bothell |
| ZIP code | 98028 (all of this ZIP's land is Kenmore, and all of Kenmore's land is in it) |
| Permit office | City of Kenmore. Set by city status, since King County permits only unincorporated land. Kenmore's permit pages did not open for this site, so confirm the counter with City Hall |
| Sewer and water | Northshore Utility District, 86.0 percent of the map area, the rest mainly open water |
| Flood zones | FEMA zones cover 4.20 percent AE and 0.25 percent A of the Census area, which includes open water. Swamp Creek, the Sammamish River, Squawk Slough, and Crystal Creek cross the city. |
| Housing | Median year built 1985, with 11.6 percent built before 1960 and 26.0 percent in 2000 or later. This site ran its assessor basement count for Bothell only, so Kenmore has no foundation figure here. |
One call gets you connected.(425) 548-1472
Is Northshore the Kenmore Sewer Utility for Every Address?
No, Northshore is the Kenmore sewer utility on King County's map, yet that county layer still codes 300 parcels on-site against 6,787 connected. Its parcel base dates to about 2015. Ask Northshore at 425-398-4400 about a main sewer line backup, and tell your restoration company which system your parcel uses before it writes the scope.
Kenmore Repairs Follow the City Line, Not Bothell's Office
The City of Kenmore handles repair permits inside its limit, and that limit, not ZIP 98028, sets the office. King County's own permit office covers unincorporated land, so it stops at Kenmore's edge. Kenmore touches Lake Forest Park and Kirkland, and each of those keeps its own office.
Washington L&I's list of cities that issue their own electrical permits omits Kenmore, so wiring goes through L&I. Kenmore's own pages and Northshore's side sewer permit pages stayed closed to this site, so ask each office for its current steps. Bring your restoration company's repair list to those calls, since each office answers only for its own permits.
Who Is Responsible for the Sewer Pipe on a Kenmore Property?
Responsibility for the sewer pipe on a Kenmore property starts with you, because King County treats a building's side sewer as private property. Northshore's own wording stayed out of reach for this site, so ask the district where its part begins. Get pipe work priced apart from your restoration company's cleanup estimate.
What Share of Kenmore Falls Inside FEMA Flood Zones?
FEMA flood zones cover 4.45 percent of the Kenmore Census area, split into 4.20 percent AE and 0.25 percent A. That Census area includes open water, and the zones map flood land, not sewer lines. Your restoration company records where water entered during a sewer backup after heavy rain, so ask for drain water and creek water noted apart.
Kenmore Cleanup Pages for Northshore Customers
Your Kenmore building type picks the card, and sewage cleanup and sanitizing holds the process for all of them.
Follows King County health guidance on saturated material.
Applies King County's closure list to Kenmore food businesses.
Begins with Northshore, the district on King County's Kenmore layer.
Separates Swamp Creek and river flooding from a drain problem.
Applies where 18.3 percent of units share a building of 20 or more.
What Kenmore Callers Want to Know
Does King County Say Who Leaves a Kenmore Home During a Sewage Backup?
Yes, King County lists children under 2, adults over 60, and people with respiratory ailments or weakened immune systems. They leave when the area cannot be isolated. Your restoration company sets up contamination controls, so ask how it isolates the rooms in your home.
Has King County Worked on Overflows Reaching Kenmore?
Yes, King County built North Creek Storage, a 6 million gallon facility completed in Spring 2004, to reduce overflows in Bothell, Kenmore, and nearby communities. Ask your restoration company where it found the entry point inside your building.
Is There a Kenmore or Northshore Program to Fund Repairs?
No program was found, though Northshore's pages stayed closed to this site. King County's side sewer rebate reaches only 2 other districts, Lakehaven and Midway. Ask Northshore directly, and read your restoration company's written estimate line by line before you decide.
Places Close to Kenmore
Pick the place where your property sits.
3 sewer providers, Swamp Creek basins, and septic pockets in 701 acres.
City-owned sewer, Seattle City Light, and homes with a 1968 median build year.
City-run sewer with 2,150 connections, and inspections only Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Provider changes at the county line, with valley floor business parks and creek flooding.
Alderwood sewer, PUD power, and business parks inside Bothell city limits.
Now Midtown: 3 sewer pockets, private wells, manufactured homes, and Horse Creek.
Unincorporated land next to Bothell, with Alderwood sewer and Snohomish County permits.
Woodinville Water sewer on part of the city, with 34.4 percent of parcels coded on-site.
The facts on this page come from 26 public documents, among them records from King County, US Census Bureau, and USPS. The how we check sewage facts page lists each one with its check date.
One Phone Call for a Bothell Sewer Backup
Call to ask a local water damage restoration company about extracting the water in your Bothell home.
(425) 548-1472