Plumbing Inspection in Greenwood Village, CO

Who is responsible for the water line to a Greenwood Village house?

It depends on the provider, and that varies by address. Denver Water lists the City of Greenwood Village as a Total Service distributor, meaning Denver Water runs the system there. In Denver Water areas, the property owner owns and pays for the service line, including the pipe and fittings up to and including the stop and waste valve, plus the meter pit and meter. Southgate Water District serves other parts of the city and also puts the service line on the owner, while Cherry Creek Village Water District covers the area between Belleview and I-225 from Yosemite to Fulton. In short, nearly all of the buried line is likely yours. A plumber can check the line where it enters the house and test the main shutoff.

What about sewer and the lateral?

Sewer is also split among providers, including the Greenwood Village Sewer G.I.D. and Southgate Sanitation District. The city publishes Water Districts and Sanitation Districts maps so you can look up an address. Whatever the provider, the line from the house to the main is worth a camera run on any home with mature landscaping, since roots are the most common reason a lateral fails. Many homes here sit on large wooded lots, so ask the plumber to note the depth and location of any defects they find.

Does the sprinkler system need a backflow test?

In Denver Water areas, backflow assemblies must be tested at installation and every year after by an ABPA- or ASSE-certified tester, with results reported to Denver Water's cross-connection office. Single-family requirements are based on site hazard, and a large irrigation system or a pool can raise that hazard. Whether every distributor area follows the same schedule isn't confirmed, so check with the provider on the bill. During the inspection, a plumber can tell you whether an assembly is in place and whether a test record exists.

Local note

Greenwood Village lists water heater replacement and plumbing work among residential projects that need a permit from Community Development, applied for through its online portal, and plumbers working in the city need a Greenwood Village contractor license. Gas service is from Xcel Energy: if you smell gas, leave the house first, then call 911 and Xcel at 1-800-895-2999 from outside.