Having gotten the sewer tap completed, our next step was to get the water connected. There are two main water lines accessible to the property, one on Indianola and the other on 24th Street. Given that 24th Street is a major thoroughfare, it makes much more sense to access the water line on Indianola. The lines in blue are the water lines that you will be able to see on the City of Phoenix Water Department’s computers, so I just took a screenshot of what was on the screen as below.
I went down to the City of Phoenix (COP) building on 3rd Avenue and Washington and went to Counter 8, which is where you get all your water permits. The City of Phoenix actually has a crew that comes to do the water tap and will dig the trench, tap the water main, and put lines in that will connect to the water meters that are placed on the property. However, you have to have an asphalt company coordinate with the COP so that the torn-up asphalt is re-laid. You have to re-pave the road 25 feet in either direction of the trench, which is costly.
After you pay the fees, you have to contact the inspector who will coordinate the tap-installation with what they call “the Yard.” The Yard is the crew who actually comes to do the work of installing the water tap. You’ll need to mark where you want the water tap to be, which you can see above in blue paint.
Modern duplex construction in Phoenix. 