The Town of Platteville distributes and bills water it buys wholesale from Central Weld County Water District, and a leak on the buried line between the meter and your house is generally a private plumbing repair. Call Town Hall about anything at the meter or in the street. Call the number on this page to be connected with a local plumber in Platteville.
About Platteville's water
Platteville is a small Weld County farm town founded in 1871 after the Denver Pacific Railroad arrived, with roots in the 1835 Fort Vasquez trading post just south of town. The Town bills customers for metered water and distributes water bought wholesale from Central Weld County Water District, whose sources include Carter Lake and Dry Creek Reservoir. Town Hall, at 400 Grand Avenue, handles water questions at 970-785-2245.
Steps to take now
- Close the main shutoff inside the house if water is flowing.
- Call Town Hall if the water is at the meter or in the street, since that may be the Town's pipe.
- Check the meter. All fixtures off and the meter still moving means a leak.
- Ask about your line. The Town keeps a service line material inventory you can request.
- Line up the permit. Applications go to Town Hall, and SAFEbuilt does inspections for the Town.
Symptoms and likely causes
| Symptom | Likely cause |
|---|---|
| Water pooling near the meter | Town-side problem or a fitting at the meter |
| Soggy strip between meter and house | Leak in the private service line |
| Pressure low throughout | Buried leak or a restricted older pipe |
| Meter moving with no use | Leak past the meter |
| Dampness where the line enters | Fitting failure at the wall |
Cost factors
The Town's published material doesn't spell out exactly where its responsibility for the service line ends, so a leak right at the meter is worth a call to Town Hall before any digging. Beyond that, cost comes down to the length of the run, how deep the pipe is buried, what covers it and whether a single section or the whole line needs replacing. Homes near Grand Avenue and the original townsite can have older lines that justify replacement, while newer homes usually need only a repair at a failed joint. Town water is soft, so mineral scale isn't a big factor in line failure here; freeze damage, settling and digging accidents are more common causes. Permit handling by the Town and SAFEbuilt, and restoring lawn or driveway, add to the total. Rural-edge lots sometimes have outbuildings or livestock water lines teed off the service, which the plumber should know about up front.
Water Line Repair questions in Platteville
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