For existing customers or those looking to start service at an address known to be served by BCWS for sewer and/or water:
Customer Service
Interested in connecting to our sewer and/or water services? The first step is to confirm that sewer and/or water is available.
Due Diligence Requests for Developers
For Developers requesting availability/due diligence (not for building permits), please email [email protected] and include the following information in your email:
- Owner/Developer Name, Company, and Complete Address
- Project Name, if applicable
- What will be on this site
- Square foot of building/complete number of apartments/condos/townhomes/houses and possible estimated flow
- If the parcel will be subdivided
- Total acreage of the development
Engineering
Tap Availability Forms
Please complete and submit the tap availability e-form for sewer and/or water below. There is no charge for this service. This process will confirm if service is or is not available to your residential location. For commercial availability, please submit a due diligence request as shown above.
Tap Applications
Once availability is established, complete the appropriate pdf tap application below and email to [email protected] and [email protected]. BCWS Engineering will review the application and invoice for impact, connection, and inspection fees for your requested location.
For commercial services: BCWS requires a plan case to review the plans and calculations for the sewer and/water connections. Please submit a Development Review Application to have a WSOPS plan case created. Please refer to Appendix F32 for information on commercial service only projects, and Appendix F36 for submittal requirements.
Water Meter Application
If you are developing a commercial property with a main extension project or a service only project (WSPD or WSOPS plan cases) and require a 2" meter or larger, please submit the Commercial Building Water Meter Application to the plan case. For a main extension project (WSPD plan case), submit this when the electronic plans are approved, when hard copy plans are requested. For a service only project (WSOPS plan case), submit this when the plans are initially uploaded to the plan case.
Backflow Inspectors
Flow Test Application
Grease Interceptor Application
You may email us at [email protected] for questions about project related tap applications or the commercial tap application process or [email protected] for questions about the individual residential tap application process.
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