Plumbing Inspection in Apache Junction, AZ

Apache Junction conditions

Two water utilities serve the city, and the address decides which: the Apache Junction Water District or Arizona Water Company. The city's Water Resources page has a Find My Provider map. The Apache Junction Sewer District handles sewer within the city.

The Water District classifies its blended water as hard, above 10.5 grains per gallon, which shows up as tank sediment and crusted fixtures. It also keeps a lead service line inventory online and says the risk of lead in its lines is very low.

Backflow rules are firm on Water District service: approved assemblies must be tested at least once a year at the owner's expense, notices go out 45 days ahead, and skipping a test can lead to water shutoff.

Repair or replace

Signs to act on

• A purchase with an inspection window
• Soft spots in the floor near a bathroom or water heater closet
• White buildup on fixtures
• A test notice from the Water District you haven't acted on

Timing and seasonal notes

Exposed supply lines under manufactured homes and on outdoor walls can freeze on the rare cold desert night, and summer heat is hard on hose bibs and irrigation, so check those before each season. Like-for-like water heater replacements in homes and manufactured homes are generally exempt from a city permit, but replacing or rearranging valves, pipes or fixtures needs one from Development Services. Southwest Gas serves the city; if you smell gas, leave, then call 911 and Southwest Gas at 877-860-6020.

For a manufactured home, ask the plumber to look underneath at the supply and drain lines and any heat tape, since that's where leaks often start unnoticed, and to take photos of what's under there. If the property is on Arizona Water Company rather than the Water District, that company's own report and rules apply; its number is 480-982-2201.