Leak Detection in Cave Creek, AZ

Leak warning signs

• More water on the bill than the same month last year, with no change in use
• The meter moving with every fixture and irrigation zone off
• Warm or damp floor areas, or water sounds in a wall
• Unusually green growth or wet ground along the line from the meter
• A toilet that refills on its own

Cave Creek conditions

The Town of Cave Creek runs its own water utility. Inside town, the Cave Creek Water System delivers Colorado River water treated at the Town plant, and the Town also owns the Desert Hills Water System, which uses groundwater wells supplemented with treated CAP water. Billing is at 480-488-6620, and after-hours utility emergencies go to 602-667-4574. The Town reports that results to date have not found lead service lines in its systems.

Most homes here date from the 1990s or later on larger lots, with a median build year of about 1998, though around 16 percent were built before 1980. Larger lots mean longer buried lines from the meter and more irrigation, both common leak spots. Required backflow assemblies go as close to the meter as possible on the customer side and must be tested every year; the plumbing past them is the owner's. Town sewer covers only a limited area, and many properties use a private onsite wastewater system instead, which does not change how a supply leak is found.

What affects the price

• Length of the buried line and how much of the lot needs to be traced
• Whether the leak is in the house, the yard line or irrigation
• Rocky desert soil, which can make digging slower
• Any permit through the Town Building Department, (480) 488-6622

When you call

The number on this page connects you with an independent plumber who works in Cave Creek. Share your address or nearest road, whether you are on the Cave Creek or Desert Hills system, and what you have noticed. If water is surfacing near the meter, call the Town utility first. Ask how the leak search is priced on a large property and how the plumber will approach any digging, including restoring desert landscaping afterward.