What do I need to do to hook up to public water service?
How do I hook up to public sanitary sewer?
Where do I get a copy of my sanitary installation/sewer diagram?
What do I need to do to
hook up to public water service?
If your property is currently served by a well, you will need to abandon
your well with concurrence and approval from the Health Department and
physically disconnect the well from the potable water system. Call the
Health Department at 703-246-2201, TTY 711, for information on
abandoning a well.
Before you abandon or disconnect your well, make sure that one of the local water service providers does in fact provide water to your address. Although the Fairfax Water (703-698-5800, TTY 711) provides the majority of the countywide public water service, there are four additional water service suppliers that serve some areas of Fairfax County.
You will be required to complete an application, pay the availability fee, and set up an appointment to have your water service connection installed. This will take six to eight weeks. The Water Authority will tap the main water line, set the water meter and provide water service to your property. You or your contractor will need to obtain a plumbing permit to install the water service from the water meter crock into the house. The dwelling will have to be inspected and designated free of cross connection hazards prior to hooking into the public water system. Contact Inspection Requests at 703-222-0455, TTY 711, with your plumbing permit number to schedule a cross connection inspection before the installation of your new water service.
If you wish to leave your well active, it can only be used for
non-potable purposes. The well system is required to be physically
disconnected from the new public water system and permanently identified
as a non-potable water source.
How do I hook up to
the public sanitary sewer?
First, ensure that sewer is available by contacting the Wastewater
Planning and Monitoring Division at 703-324-5015, TTY 711. You
will be required to pay any applicable fees such as sewer availability,
connection, lateral spur fees, etc. Only a licensed plumber can obtain a
permit to perform the actual sewer tap into a sewer main. The licensed
plumber must obtain a permit for the work to be performed. If there is an
existing spur, a homeowner may connect to the spur and install the sewer
line to the house.
If you are going to abandon a septic field, contact the Health
Department at 703-246-2201, TTY 711.
Where do I get a copy
of my sanitary installation/sewer diagram?
The first step is to call Sanitary Sewer Public Information at
703-324-5015, TTY 711. They can provide you with the original
permit number, the effective date of the sewer installation, and the
original address of your home (if it has changed). Then call the
Inspection Requests and Records Branch at 703-324-1895, TTY 711,
with this information; they can then mail or fax the sewer diagram to
you.