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I see a turd at around the 44 second mark.

Exactly where is the video are you seeing a problem?

I know it is not my colostomy video because it looks way too good and my head is nowhere in sight.

I think part of the pipe has been installed the wrong way up. causing the fluids to flow along the top of the pipe rather than the bottom. That's gonna be a big problem.

The first 20 feet looks like pretty fresh white PVC pipe, while that lower section is china clay pipe (older than 1980 subdivision?). The china clay works awesome, especially under the roadway. If you had "Orangeburg" fiber pipe I would suggest full replacement, but what you have is great and has no issues.

I see nothing but a possible lazy cook allowing grease down the drain. No roots, no cracks in the clay bells, and that slight off-set they note is nothing to worry about, in my opinion. Those offsets are filled in and the poo slides on past. All the slight mis-alignments are normally slicked off with debris, but the plmbers wash out the lines before they scope, so those offsets are exposed. Not a big deal, in my opinion.

I see nothing wrong with the lateral, but I may have missed something, so use your judgement.

E-man says

How much does it cost to patch? How much does it cost to replace the sewer line? What's the city/county requirement? Does it pass the city/county requirement?

$10k to re-trench and re-grade the line. All new line, so the "belly" at 36-40 feet and possible crack at 55+ feet get taken care of. Have to tear up the garage slab, but this is included in the $10k price. Also included is all permits/inspections/concrete and asphalt patching and utility "pole support" fee.

Patch is about $3500-$5500 and only addresses the "belly" (the portion where the camera goes underwater for 4 feet)

Denver Wastewater Management says it's totally serviceable -- it may need to be pressure cleaned, but it is fine as is and could last for years without issue. (I just found this opinion out on Friday)

I think I'm going to live with it -- it sounds like it's not going to cause a problem for some time.