1. First, the applicant must first obtain approval from DDOE for Erosion & Sediment Control and/or Stormwater Management.
2. Second, the applicant must provide DC Water with a copy or scan of the approved sheets from DDOE.
3. Third, the applicant must apply for a building permit application from DCRA.
4. Forth, the plans must obtain preliminary approval from DC Water staff for general conformance with DC Water design standards.
5. Fifth, the applicant will be provided a estimate for inspection fees and deposits by the DC Water reviewer to be paid prior to release of the plans
6. Once the above steps are complete the applicant will receive stamped plans, receipt for paid fees and the Water and Sewer Availability Certificate (WSAC).

1. One copy of pages 1 and 2 from the DCRA Building Permit Application
2. Four full size bond copies of the approved Preliminary Plans stamped and signed by DC Water
3. One full size bond copy of the stamped approved ESC/SWM plans from the DDOE

DC Water's Permit Operations Department issues Water and Sewer Availability Certificates located at :

DC Water
1385 Canal Street SW - 3rd Floor
Washington, DC 20003

This depends upon the completeness of the applicant and the time required to pay the fees. However, in general:

• For services 3" and larger: approximately 6 weeks
• For services 2" and smaller: approximately 4 weeks

You receive a 3" x 5" slip of paper titled Water and Sewer Availability Certificate identifying each water and sewer connection request. This certificate must be presented to DCRA prior to receiving a building permit.

Note: This approval expires six months after the issuance date if the applicant has not received a building permit by then.

• For new water service 3" in diameter and larger, a deposit is taken based on an estimate of inspection services required by DC Water for the project. As applicable, this includes:
  1. Inspection of new public water and/or sewer infrastructure
  2. Inspection of new water service connection to a public water main which includes water main shut-down
  3. Inspection of new sewer connection to a public sewer main (wye or manhole)
  4. At the concrete manufacturing plant, inspection of all precast concrete structures to be installed in public space
  5. DC Water to operate valves and perform system shutdowns as necessary to perform the work.

For services 2" in diameter and smaller, a fixed fee based on the service lateral pipe diameter size is charged for each connection to the water.

For sewer services 4" - 6" in diameter a fixed fee is charged for each connection to the sewer system.

Fee for furnishing and installing the water meter.

Abandonment charges: If applicable, fixed fees for inspection of water service or sewer lateral abandonments are charged.

See the DC Water Fee Schedule for more information.