Water and Sewer Availability Letter
Water and Sewer Availability Letter
(OP)
I was asked by an Architect today that I am working with on a Civil project (Storm, water, sewer) if I had written my Water and Sewer Availability letter yet.
In all the years I have been doing this, over 30, I have never heard of such a thing. Have I been missing something is this something new, or is this BS?
In all the years I have been doing this, over 30, I have never heard of such a thing. Have I been missing something is this something new, or is this BS?
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask





RE: Water and Sewer Availability Letter
RE: Water and Sewer Availability Letter
The local Water and Sewer Authority issues availability certificates to certify that water, sanitary and storm sewer services are available to the applicant.
Some places want a payment or tapping fee in advance.
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RE: Water and Sewer Availability Letter
RE: Water and Sewer Availability Letter
I have never seen a "letter of availability" for storm sewer in the south east region, even in places like South Florida. You need to get your water use permits and your environmental resource permits, but there's no "letter of availability" for it. They would, however, want to see your letter of availability for domestic water service and sewer, as proof that you're not going to need to do any well withdrawals.
When your architect asked if you'd written a letter of availability, he probably meant to say, "have you gone to get a letter of availability yet?"
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RE: Water and Sewer Availability Letter
Down here, the agency owning or maintaining the utility will issue Availability Letter(s) stating that, based on the information you provided them, they have sufficient water supply or wastewater collection and treatment capacity to serve your project. What that does is gives you permission to tie into their system. The letters also tell you how many service units have been allocated to your project, where to tie into their facilities, and how much in impact fees must be paid, if any.
If the utilities are privately owned, e.g., by a Utility District, the City, County, or local permitting authority will ususlly require a letter from them before issuing you a building permit.
They do issue storm water letters of availability down here in Houston. Those letters basically tell you if detention is required for your project and at what rate, whether the project will require a Storm Water Quality Management Permit, if there are flood plain issues, and if additional approvals are needed from other jurisdictions before you get your permit.
Bottom line though, contact the entity that owns the utilities.
RE: Water and Sewer Availability Letter
However, it is in a sewer moratorium area, so that form is not required, but a different one is. Oh well... life goes on .. into the sewer.
Thanks bimr and all.
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask
RE: Water and Sewer Availability Letter
Hydrology, Drainage Analysis, Flood Studies, and Complex Stormwater Litigation for Atlanta and the South East - http://www.campbellcivil.com
RE: Water and Sewer Availability Letter
Mike McCann
MMC Engineering
Motto: KISS
Motivation: Don't ask