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 Authorization
Required Prior to Working on City Water or Sewer Lines |
To get certified:
Contractors must submit an application to the DPU at 910 Dublin Road, Columbus, OH 43215.
Upon review of the application, DPU will mail a response which will include a date for an interview
with the Review Board. The Board meets monthly every third Thursday from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Be sure to submit the application at least 15 days prior to the monthly Review Board meetings to get in as
quickly as possible. A certified letter indicating the results of the review will be mailed within 5 days of the interview.
 Background & Related Information:
Effective July 22, 2009, changes to City Ordinance Chapters 1103, 1131, and 4114 took effect which:
- Require that contractors first obtain City department authorization/licensing approvals prior to working on City of Columbus water line systems
- Create two new categories of licensees in addition to the current “sewer contractor”
- Establish a two-tier approval process for contractors working on water and sewer lines
New categories of licensees have been added to implement the new requirement that Contractors
working on City water systems (including water service lines and taps) must first obtain the
appropriate authorization/license. They are: a “water contractor”, and a “combined sewer/water
contractor”. To obtain either certification, the contractor must first obtain authorization from the
Director of the Department of Public Utilities (“DPU”) and a license through the Board of Review of
Plumbing and Sewer Contractors and of Journeyman Plumbers. CC §§ 1103.06 and 1103.02. This
two-tier approval process will also apply to contractors seeking approval as a “sewer contractor” to
work solely on sewer lines. While written examinations will no longer be administered under this new
authorization/licensing system, applicants must still meet required standards based on
qualifications and experience established by rule by DPU and successfully pass review by the
relevant Board of Review within the Department of Development.
View the
Director's Rule and Regulation No. 09-05 incorporating the above requirements.
Pre-approval Application
List of
Approved Contractors -
Updated 8/26/10
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