Most Arvada residents get water from the City of Arvada, with a few areas served by districts such as Ralston Valley, Valley Water, North Table Mountain, Consolidated Mutual or Denver Water, so household well pumps are not part of the usual picture. Pressure problems here usually come from the line past the meter pit, a regulator or the fixtures. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Arvada.
Could my Arvada house have a well pump?
Almost certainly not, if you pay a water bill. The City of Arvada supplies most residents and businesses, drawing on Denver Water's North System through Ralston Reservoir and on Clear Creek water carried by canal to Arvada Reservoir. It treats that water at the Ralston and Arvada plants and disinfects with chlorine. A few areas inside city limits are served by other districts, which the city's district maps show by address. Every one of those is a public system, so the pumping happens at a plant, not in your basement. If you do find a capped wellhead and a pressure tank on your lot, that's a private well and a different job.
Whose problem is the pipe between the street and my house?
In Arvada, the city owns the service line from the main to the meter pit, and the property owner owns the line from the meter pit to the foundation. A leak, a crush or a frozen section on your stretch is a private repair. The city has also been inventorying service lines to find any remaining customer-owned lead or pre-1960 galvanized lines, which are prohibited in its system; so far the inventory has found mostly copper and no lead. Work in the public right-of-way requires a City of Arvada General Municipal Contractor's license, so if a repair crosses into the street, a contractor holding that license handles the public side while a plumber handles yours.
Why does my water pressure feel low?
Arvada's median home was built in 1979, and about half the housing predates 1980. In those houses, a worn pressure regulator, a sticky main valve or older supply piping is the usual cause. The city's water is fairly soft, with reported hardness averages of about 43 ppm from the Ralston plant and 65 ppm from the Arvada plant, so heavy scale is less of a culprit than in harder-water suburbs. A pressure test at a hose bib quickly shows whether the city supply or your plumbing is at fault.
A local note
Arvada requires a city permit to install, repair or disconnect a water or sewer service, handled by Building Services at 8101 Ralston Road, 720-898-7620. For a main break or another utility emergency, the city line is 720-898-7070.
Well Pump Repair questions in Arvada
Who do I call if the problem is on the utility side?
My pressure dropped and I am on public water. Could a pump be to blame?
Who issues permits for well pump or pressure tank work here?
Is it better to repair the old pump or replace it?
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