OBTAINING A PERMIT. Water and/or Sewer Permits are issued at the District office at 1010 Lakeview Street. A permit appointment required. An appointment allows permits to be prepared in advance for payment and pickup at the scheduled appointment time. CALL 734-9224 FOR PERMIT APPOINTMENTS.

BILLING. Billing starts the date the water meter is installed.

STANDARDS. All water and sewer services shall be installed per the District’s current Design and Construction Standards. Copies of the standards are available at the District office.

WATER SERVICE INSTALLATION. The District installs all water services and meters from the main to the property line. The owner/contractor installs private water lines from the water meter to the building. In order to install the meter box at the correct grade (flush with ground surface) and avoid damage by heavy equipment, lot clearing and rough grading must be completed before the District will install a water service. If the District has to reschedule the service installation because the lot is not cleared and rough graded, a re-inspection fee ($50) will be charged to the account. When a request for water is received, the installation is added to the District’s work queue and is usually installed within several weeks of the request. CALL 734-9224 TO REQUEST A WATER SERVICE INSTALLATION AFTER THE LOT IS CLEARED AND ROUGH GRADED.

SEWER SERVICE INSTALLATION. Building sewer service lines from the sewer main to the cleanout adjacent to the building must be installed by a contractor on the District’s Bonded Side Sewer Contractor List. A current list of bonded side sewer contractors is available at the District office. The contractor is responsible for requesting an onsite preconstruction meeting, an inspection prior to covering pipe, and a leak test inspection after all pipes are backfilled. A re-inspection fee ($100) will be charged to the account for a no-show preconstruction meeting or a re-inspection of corrected work. CALL 734-9224 BY 3PM TO REQUEST A MEETING OR INSPECTION THE NEXT BUSINESS DAY.

1. Preconstruction Meeting. Contractor shall call and request an onsite meeting with the District prior to starting construction of sewer services. The purpose of the meeting is to verify/approve the sewer main connection location and determine the water service location. The District Foreman will call back to arrange the meeting time.
2. Pipe Bedding and Backfill Inspection. Contractor shall call and request an inspection by the District. All piping shall be bedded up to the mid-line of the pipe. Tracer wire shall be installed along the length of pipe.
3. Leak Test Inspection. Contractor shall call and request a sewer service leak test with the District after all piping has been bedded and backfilled. Piping from the property line test cleanout to the building cleanout shall be filled with water by the contractor. For a successful test, there shall be no measurable drop in water surface elevation at the building cleanout.