Plumbers in Cherry Hills Village, CO

Arapahoe County, just south of Denver

Cherry Hills Village is a home rule city incorporated in 1945, with 6,442 residents in 2020. Its center is about 8 miles from downtown Denver in a straight line. It is an affluent, low-density residential community best known for Cherry Hills Country Club, which has hosted three U.S. Opens, and it includes Old Cherry Hills, Kent Denver School and St. Mary's Academy.

A long list of water providers

Few places in the metro have as many water providers in so small an area. Denver Water lists the City as a Total Service distributor, meaning Denver Water owns, operates and maintains that system. The City's provider list also names Southgate Water and Sanitation District, Cherrymoor Water District, Charlou Park Water District, Holly Mutual Water District, South University Place Water District, Cherry Hills North Metro District, the Devonshire Heights, Hillcrest and Mansfield Heights water and sanitation districts, and Englewood Utilities. For Denver Water and Southgate customers, the water is Denver Water's mountain supply. Denver Water Customer Service is 303-893-2444 and its emergency line 303-628-6801; Southgate asks customers to call it first in an emergency at 303-779-0261.

Sewer is separate too

The Cherry Hills Village Sanitation District is its own entity, not a City department, based at 3333 S. Bannock Street, Suite 360, in Englewood (303-762-8222). It publishes its own sewer permitting regulations and service line standards, which a plumber replacing a lateral needs to follow. Other parts of the city are served by Cherryvale Sanitation District, South Englewood Sanitation District No. 1, Southgate, the Devonshire Heights, Hillcrest and Mansfield Heights districts, or Englewood Utilities.

Service lines, lead and backflow

In Denver Water areas, the property owner owns the service line, including all pipe and fittings up to and including the stop and waste valve, plus the meter pit and meter; Denver Water maintains the mains. Southgate customers are likewise responsible for their service line and own the meter. Denver Water's Lead Reduction Program, which addresses known and suspected lead service lines, labels the City's distributor area on its program map. Where Denver Water's backflow program applies, assemblies are tested at installation and annually by a certified tester, and single-family homes are assessed by site hazard; check with your district if you are on a different provider.

Permits

The City of Cherry Hills Village Building Division (303-783-2721) lets plumbing work ride on a main building permit when it is part of that permit's scope; otherwise the plumbing work needs a permit of its own. Applications, payment and inspection scheduling all go through the City's online portal.

Gas emergencies

Xcel Energy serves the city. If you smell gas, leave the house first, then call 911 and Xcel at 1-800-895-2999 from outside.

Cherry Hills Village versus Denver

Most Denver homes have one water utility and one sewer utility. Here, two neighbors can have different water districts and different sanitation districts, each with its own rules. When you call the number on this page, describe the problem, name your water or sanitation district if you know it, and say whether the water is shut off. You will be connected with an independent plumber who works in Cherry Hills Village, and you agree on price and timing with that plumber.