City of Edgewater
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Edgewater runs its own water utility, with Denver Water as the wholesaler, and it splits sewer between the city and East Jefferson Sanitation District.
Water
The city's right-of-way page says Edgewater Water Utility serves the city, Denver Water treats and delivers the water as wholesaler, and new taps start with Edgewater. New construction or a renovation that touches the water line must put the meter in an outside pit. A duplex needs a separate water line, meter, and sewer for each unit. Existing five-eighths-inch taps must be changed to three-quarter-inch by permit when that rule applies. A right-of-way permit is required for excavation in sidewalks, streets, and alleys, including water and sewer service.
Sewer
The city says it is served by Edgewater Sewer and by East Jefferson Sanitation District. The city issues sewer permits and taps except inside East Jefferson's area, where you contact that district, and you still need Edgewater's right-of-way permit if you dig in the right of way. Municipal Code 13-3-220, as the page cites it, says a permanent structure proposed over a sanitary service line is inspected, and if the line is clay or in disrepair the owner replaces it with Schedule 40 PVC. That is Edgewater's rule for Edgewater's sewer, not Aurora's and not the district's, until you check the map.
Questions to settle first
Who treats Edgewater's drinking water?
Denver Water, as wholesaler. The city's page says Edgewater Water Utility runs the local system and that new taps start with Edgewater, not with a walk-up to Denver Water. Engineering standards still point at Denver Water. A lead-program question belongs on Denver Water's site only if they confirm the line is in that program.
Is every sewer the city's?
No. East Jefferson Sanitation District is the other system. The city tells you to contact that district for work in its area, and to get an Edgewater right-of-way permit anyway if the dig is in the street. Look at the map before you call the wrong crew.
Can I build over the sewer lateral?
The page cites code section 13-3-220. A proposed permanent structure over the service line is inspected. If the line is clay or in bad shape, the owner replaces it with Schedule 40 PVC. Ask the city to look before you pour a garage slab.
A slow drain is drain cleaning until a camera shows a broken sewer line. A tank swap is water heater replacement. Confirm the permit office and the utility for this address before the work is closed up.
