Plumbers in Avondale, AZ

West Valley, close to Phoenix

Avondale is a Maricopa County city in the West Valley, about 13 miles west of downtown Phoenix measured straight-line. Tolleson, Goodyear and Litchfield Park are its nearest neighbors, and the Indian School Road area forms part of the border with Litchfield Park. The 2020 Census counted 89,334 residents. City Hall and Development Services are on W. Civic Center Drive.

A blended water supply

The City of Avondale's Public Works Department serves most addresses. Its water is a mix of groundwater from wells in the West Salt River Valley Sub-Basin and Colorado River surface water delivered under an agreement with the City of Phoenix. The city also uses Salt River Project and Central Arizona Project water and recharges SRP water at basins on the Agua Fria and along McDowell Road. Free chlorine is the disinfectant, and the water delivered from Phoenix is also reported for chlorine dioxide and chlorite. The city's report doesn't give a hardness number, so ask Public Works if you need one for softener settings. Billing questions go to (623) 333-2005 and Public Works is at (623) 333-4400.

Some neighborhoods are on Liberty Litchfield Park for both water and wastewater rather than the city. Which one serves you is printed on your bill, and it decides whose rules, contacts and emergency line apply.

Service lines and older homes

We don't have a reliable year-built figure for Avondale's housing, so the age of your own pipes is best confirmed by the plumber on site. What the city does publish is that it has inventoried its service connections to find any lead or galvanized lines that need replacing, including a physical check of services installed before 1990. Galvanized supply pipe, if a home has it, tends to show up as low pressure and rusty water before it leaks.

Backflow and permits

Avondale Public Works runs a Cross Connection Control Program. Its FAQ covers the yearly testing of backflow prevention assemblies, the city keeps an Approved Backflow Tester List, and completed test reports go to backflow@avondaleaz.gov. Questions go to the Backflow Hotline at (623) 333-4405.

Plumbing permits come from the Development Services Department's Building Services Division at 11465 W. Civic Center Drive, phone (623) 333-4000. Its permit application includes a Plumbing option, and water heaters are on the list of minor plumbing work reviewed over the counter.

Gas, and what is different from Phoenix

We could not confirm Avondale's gas utility on an official page; check your gas bill. For a gas smell, leave the building first, then call 911 and that utility. Compared with Phoenix, the key differences are the split between city and Liberty service and a water supply that leans partly on local wells. Call the number on this page, explain what is wrong and where you are, and you will be connected with an independent plumber serving Avondale.