Greenwood Village businesses may be on Denver Water directly or on a district such as Southgate or Cherry Creek Village, with sewer split among several districts, so the first question is which ones serve the building. The city's Community Development office issues permits, and plumbers must hold a city contractor license. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Greenwood Village.
Which utility serves an office or retail building here?
It depends on the parcel. Denver Water lists the City of Greenwood Village as a Total Service distributor, meaning Denver Water owns, operates and maintains that system. Other parts of the city are served by Southgate Water District, a Denver Water read-and-bill distributor, and Cherry Creek Village Water District, which covers roughly Belleview to I-225 between Yosemite and Fulton. Sewer is just as divided, with the Greenwood Village Sewer G.I.D. and Southgate's districts among the providers. The city publishes water and sanitation district maps for looking up an address. For a property manager running several buildings across the Tech Center, keep a list of who serves each one.
What backflow testing applies to a Greenwood Village business?
Where Denver Water is the provider, backflow assemblies must be tested at installation and every year by an ABPA- or ASSE-certified tester, with results reported to Denver Water's Cross-Connection Control office. Whether the distributor districts follow the same reporting path wasn't confirmed, so if your building is on Southgate or Cherry Creek Village water, ask that district. Corporate campuses usually have several assemblies, on domestic service, fire lines and irrigation, each with its own test.
Who owns the pipe between the street and the building?
In Denver Water areas, the owner owns and pays for the service line, including all pipe and fittings up to and including the stop and waste valve, plus the meter pit and meter. Denver Water maintains the mains. In Southgate's area the owner is also responsible for the service line and owns the meter. That means a leak anywhere between the main and the building is usually the owner's repair, and on a large commercial site that line can be long.
Greenwood Village Community Development lists water heater replacement and plumbing work among projects that need a building permit, filed through the city's Online Access Portal, 303-486-5783. Plumbers working in the city need a Greenwood Village contractor license, Level D, or Level E for plumbing contractors pulling permits on their own, so confirm that when you hire.
Local note
Gas is Xcel Energy. If someone smells gas in a building, evacuate first, then call 911 and Xcel at 1-800-895-2999 from outside. Denver Water's emergency line is 303-628-6801.
Commercial Plumbing questions in Greenwood Village
How do we find out which water or sewer district serves our building?
Does a business here need its backflow assemblies tested every year?
Where does the utility's share of the water service line end?
Which office issues plumbing permits for a commercial property?
More plumbing services in Greenwood Village
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Helpful guides
Sources
- Denver Water distributors
- Greenwood Village maps
- Englewood find your sanitation district (Greenwood Village Sewer G.I.D.)
- Denver Water backflow prevention program
- Denver Water homeowner responsibility
- Greenwood Village building permits and inspections
- Greenwood Village contractor licensing
- Xcel Energy gas emergency guidance
- Denver Water water quality
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