Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District Drain Layer and Plumber License Bond
What it is & who requires it
Drain layers and plumbers licensed by the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District, which serves parts of Littleton and unincorporated Jefferson and Arapahoe counties. Homeowners and contractors are told to call the District for a license before hiring for, or accepting, a job on a sewer service line inside it. The bond protects the District in the event a contractor causes injury or damage to any District facility, including a tap on a District sanitary sewer main, and it secures your observance of the District’s rules. Proof of insurance naming the District as an additional insured is filed with it, together with commercial general liability and workers’ compensation cover and a license processing fee.
Obligee: Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District. Citation: Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District, Licensing Requirements (Requirements to Obtain a License); Application for Drain Layer / Plumber License ¶ 2 (Corporate Surety Bond).
Bond amount
The required bond amount is $10,000.
How to get it
This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
Request a bond quote
Tell us about the bond and the project. A licensed producer follows up — these bonds are individually underwritten, so they are not issued instantly.
Term & renewal
Term: Held for the term of the license, in favor of the District, for the faithful performance and observance of the District’s rules and regulations.
Renewal: Maintained with the license; the District requires the bond to be current before it will license you.
Filing
Filed with the District on its Application for Drain Layer / Plumber License. The District names the instrument as a corporate surety bond in both the requirement list on its licensing page and the application you sign, and offers no cash or deposit alternative, which is why the figure appears here — read the application’s wording as a floor rather than a ceiling. The application also commits you to at least twenty-four hours’ notice before any work on or within five feet of a District sewer main, to obtaining inspection and acceptance of work on a District main before you backfill the excavation or complete a pipe lining, and to paying the District’s inspection fees. Note that the District maintains a separate prequalified contractor program with its own application and exam for larger work, and publishes a list of licensed contractors.
Source
Verified against the obligee source (last checked 2026-08-30).
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Frequently asked questions
- Who requires the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District Drain Layer and Plumber License Bond?
- It’s required by Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District (Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District, Licensing Requirements (Requirements to Obtain a License); Application for Drain Layer / Plumber License ¶ 2 (Corporate Surety Bond)). Drain layers and plumbers licensed by the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District, which serves parts of Littleton and unincorporated Jefferson and Arapahoe counties. Homeowners and contractors are told to call the District for a license before hiring for, or accepting, a job on a sewer service line inside it. The bond protects the District in the event a contractor causes injury or damage to any District facility, including a tap on a District sanitary sewer main, and it secures your observance of the District’s rules. Proof of insurance naming the District as an additional insured is filed with it, together with commercial general liability and workers’ compensation cover and a license processing fee.
- How much is the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District Drain Layer and Plumber License Bond?
- The bond amount is $10,000.
- How do I get the Southwest Metropolitan Water and Sanitation District Drain Layer and Plumber License Bond?
- This bond is individually underwritten, so it is not issued instantly. Request a quote and a licensed producer follows up to walk you through it.
- What is the term?
- Held for the term of the license, in favor of the District, for the faithful performance and observance of the District’s rules and regulations. Renewal: Maintained with the license; the District requires the bond to be current before it will license you.
- Is this bond insurance for me?
- No. It protects the obligee and the public — not you. If a valid claim is paid, you repay the surety.
- How is this requirement verified?
- We verify it against the obligee’s primary source (last checked 2026-08-30); the source link is on this page.
