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System Development
The System Development Department determines the distribution system’s capacity to provide water service for individual customers, residential and commercial developers, municipal, county and state agencies throughout the Central Alabama Water (CAW) service area.
Department Responsibilities:
- Review and prepare water availability correspondence for individual customers and commercial/residential developers
- Determine the distribution systems’ capacity to provide water to individual customers and residential/ commercial developers
- Approve and coordinate the installation of all new fire hydrants
- Review, approve and issue all new water service connections (domestic, fire and irrigation) to CAW’s distribution mains
- Prepare contractual agreements for the installation of water mains and related appurtenances, 4-inch and larger domestic and fire service connections and fire hydrants
- Design and oversee water main replacement and relocation projects throughout CAW’s distribution system
2 Inch & Smaller Residential and Commercial Taps
All applications and payment for new water taps must be performed in-person through out System Development Department at 3600 1st Ave. N., Birmingham, AL 35222.
- Please review our tap application process here.
New Residential & Commercial Development
When making applications for a main extension, fire hydrant and/or large diameter fire or domestic service installation you will be required to provide certain information. Please click here to review the requrements.
Approved Contractor Qualifications
- Our contractor qualifications can found reviewed here.
Backflow and Cross-Connections
- For information regarding our backflow and cross-connection program click here.
CAW System Development Department Contact Information
System Development Contact Email
Superintendent of Infrastructure
Residential/Commercial development, water main extensions, domestic service installation, fire hydrant installation, fire service installation, water main and facility relocations
Director – Transmission / Distribution Engineering
System Development Support
Residential/Commercial development, water main extensions, domestic service installation, fire hydrant installation, fire service installation, water main and facility relocations
Fire and Domestic Services
New fire service and domestic service installations – 4″ and larger
Fire Hydrants / Water Availability
New fire hydrant installayions, updates to existing fire service agreements or residential/commercial water availability letters