Drain Cleaning in Greenwood Village, CO

Which district handles sewer at my address?

The City of Greenwood Village publishes a Sanitation Districts Map and tells residents to use it to find their provider. Districts serving parts of the city include the Greenwood Village Sewer General Improvement District, which appears on the South Platte Renew district contact list, and Southgate Sanitation District. Water is split the same way, with Denver Water's Total Service area, Southgate Water District and Cherry Creek Village Water District among the providers. The name on your sewer bill is the one to call if the public main turns out to be the problem. For an ordinary clog, no district gets involved: the pipes in the house and the service line to the main belong to the owner.

What usually causes clogs in Greenwood Village homes?

A larger house means more fixtures, longer drain runs and, often, more bathrooms that sit unused for weeks. Each of those matters. Long horizontal runs give grease and paper more places to settle. Guest baths and basement drains that go unused can lose the water in their traps, especially in dry Colorado air, which lets sewer gas into the room. Kitchen lines collect grease no matter the size of the house, and wipes cause trouble everywhere. Where mature trees grow near an older sewer line, roots can find a loose joint. A camera inspection is the quickest way to tell which of these you are dealing with when a line keeps clogging.

Do I need a permit for drain work here?

Clearing a clog is service work and generally doesn't need one. Repair is different. The city lists plumbing work among residential projects that require a building permit, issued through Community Development's Building Permits and Inspections office. Greenwood Village also requires plumbing contractors working in the city to hold a Greenwood Village contractor license at the appropriate level, so ask the plumber about it before a repair begins. Your sanitation district may have its own requirements for work at the connection to its main.

Local note

Because the city's corporate district around the Denver Tech Center shares the area with residential neighborhoods, don't assume your neighbor across a major street has the same sewer district you do. Look up your address on the city's map once and keep the district's phone number with your household records.