Unincorporated Jefferson County

Plumber Evergreen CO

Evergreen is not a city. Building permits for unincorporated Jefferson County go through the county in Golden. A new house must prove water and sewer, either from a district or from a well and a septic system.

Proof of water

Jefferson County's Form 1001 is signed by the water and sanitation district, or you file an individual well permit plus a four-hour well test from the last three years. A household-use-only well is not accepted as water for an accessory dwelling unit. Septic permits go through county public health at 303-232-6301 if you cannot find a record. The county's permit page also says mechanical and plumbing permits for water heaters are applied for as those trade permits. Demo permits are not online. Call 303-271-8260. Planning and zoning is at 100 Jefferson County Parkway. A foothills lot is not Aurora Water.

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Do not use a city sewer rule

If the house is on a district, that district's line, not Aurora's tap, decides a sewer repair. If it is on septic, a backup is an on-site system, not a city main. Well versus utility is the first question. The county map of special districts is the lookup. This page does not claim every Evergreen address has a well.

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Questions to settle first

Who permits an Evergreen water heater?

Jefferson County, for an unincorporated parcel. The county lists plumbing and mechanical permits for water heaters. Evergreen is not a city with its own building department. Aurora and Golden apply only when the parcel is actually inside those cities. Confirm the parcel before you file.

What if there is no water district?

You file the well permit and a four-hour test from the last three years with Form 1001. A household-use-only well cannot serve an accessory dwelling unit under that form. Septic records go through county public health at 303-232-6301. Do not drill from a webpage.

Is a sewer backup the county's main?

Only if a district main serves you and the district says the problem is theirs. Many mountain lots are on septic. Aurora's backup number is for Aurora Water. Use the district on the bill or the septic permit, not a Front Range city crew.

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.

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