Sump Pumps in Elizabeth, CO

Am I on Town water and sewer, and why does it matter?

The Town of Elizabeth produces, treats and distributes groundwater from its own wells to homes inside Town limits, and Public Works collects and treats wastewater for those properties. Many Elizabeth-addressed properties sit outside Town limits, and the Town points residents to its boundary map. If you are on Town sewer, sump water should never go into a floor drain or cleanout; it belongs outside. If you are on a private well outside town, a water-powered backup will not help in an outage, because the well pump stops along with everything else. A battery backup is the realistic choice there. For homes not on municipal sewer, keep the discharge well away from a private onsite wastewater system and its drain field.

Does a backup on Town water need anything special?

A water-powered backup connects to the drinking water supply, so it needs backflow protection. Elizabeth Public Works runs a cross-connection control program under a Town ordinance and publishes a list of certified backflow testers; call Public Works at 303-646-0916 before installing one. A battery unit avoids that step. For a water or sewer emergency inside Town limits that threatens life or property after hours, Public Works has a dedicated line at (303) 284-1709.

Who issues permits for my house?

Inside Town limits, the Town of Elizabeth Building Department, with SAFEbuilt doing permits and inspections, requires a building permit whenever plumbing systems are involved. Addresses outside Town limits get permits from Elbert County. A pump swap that adds new discharge piping or a new basin may need one, and the plumber can confirm.

A local note

Elizabeth began as an 1855 sawmill camp on Running Creek and has grown into a commuter community since the 1990s. Census survey figures put the median build year at 1999, with about 27% of homes built before 1980, so most basements here are fairly new, often with a builder-installed pump that has rarely been tested. Pour a bucket of water into the pit before spring and see whether it starts, empties the basin and shuts off cleanly. If it hesitates, hums or leaves water behind, that is the time to call, not during the next storm.