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Who serves water and sewer in Lakewood
Lakewood is not one utility. The city published a provider list in December 2024. Some districts sell both water and sewer. Some sell one. The city's own utility is a single row, and its sewer drawing covers that row's customers.
The drawing says Public Works keeps the mains for about 8,000 customers in north Lakewood, and the owner keeps the lateral from the building to the main under the street. It says never connect a sump or a roof drain to that sewer. It gives 303-987-7955 for water and sewer maintenance and 303-980-7300 for emergencies and after hours, for that city system. Consolidated Mutual, Green Mountain, Bancroft-Clover, Denver Water, and the sanitation districts on the list are other rows. A backup on those systems is not automatically the city's crew.
Use the list, then the bill, then the Lakewood hub. Do not use Aurora's tap rule.
Questions to settle first
Is every Lakewood house on city sewer?
No. The December 2024 list names many districts. The city's graphic is for about 8,000 north Lakewood customers. Green Mountain, Bancroft-Clover, and others are separate. Match the address before you call the city's emergency number. Ask them to write that limit into the quote before you compare it with another company.
Who fixes the lateral on city sewer?
The graphic says the owner maintains the entire lateral to the main under the street. The city keeps the main. That is not Aurora's wording, and it is not a promise about a district that only appears as another row on the list.
Can I hook a sump to the sewer?
The city's graphic says no, for that system. Groundwater and roof drains stay out of the sanitary sewer. An ejector for a basement toilet is a different, sanitary pump. Do not use the sump rule to send sewage into the yard.
