City of Englewood permits
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Englewood's building division says a permit is required to replace a water heater, to change water lines or drains or a bath valve, and to add or replace a backflow preventer. The utilities department runs water and wastewater for the city. A 2024 proposal to rewrite service-line ownership was not treated as the law on this page.
What needs a permit
The city's "to permit or not to permit" page includes replacing a water heater, changing water lines, drains, or bath and shower valves, and adding or replacing backflow preventers. The Building Division phone on that page is 303-762-2357, at 1000 Englewood Parkway. That is the city's number, not a tap-to-call for this guide. A faucet swap that does not change the pipe may not be on that list. A bathroom valve change is. Ask if you are between the two. Do not use Aurora's same-day heater sentence.
Water and sewer, without a guessed boundary
The utilities department says it provides water and the sanitary collection system, and that wastewater goes to South Platte Renew, a joint venture with Littleton. Emergency utility numbers are published on the city's contact page, 303-762-2635 in business hours and 303-762-2650 after hours. A 2024 council packet discussed changing where customer and utility ownership of the water service is measured, including curb stops and meter pits. That packet is a proposal. It is not treated here as a change to the code. Ask Englewood Utilities what applies today before you pay for a street cut. South Englewood Sanitation District maintains some sewers under a contract with the city. Your backup may not be the same main as your neighbor's.
Backflow work belongs on backflow preventers. A water heater belongs on replacement only after you confirm the permit is Englewood's.
Questions to settle first
Does a new water heater need a permit in Englewood?
The city's permit page lists replacing a water heater as work that needs one. It also lists bath and shower valve changes and water-line changes. Call the Building Division at 303-762-2357 if the job is only a faucet on the same stops. Do not borrow Aurora's inspection promise.
Who owns the water line at the curb?
Not answered here. A 2024 council bill proposed refining that line, including curb stops and meter pits. The packet read for this page is a proposal, not a statement that the code already changed. Ask the utility what is in force before you dig.
Is every sewer the city's?
The utilities department runs the city's collection system, and South Englewood Sanitation District also has pipes, including some inside the city that the city maintains under contract. Ask which main you connect to. Aurora's tap rule is the wrong document.
