Pueblo, CO Building Safety: Plumbing Permits (2026)
Key Facts
- Code adopted
- Colorado Plumbing Code (2023)
- Water service depth
- 48 inches minimum
- Sewer taps
- Licensed contractor only
- Backfill deadline
- 72 hours after inspection
Summary
Pueblo adopts the Colorado Plumbing Code, including IPC and IRC plumbing provisions, and requires a permit for water, sewer and drain work inspected by the Southern Colorado Building Department.
The Colorado Plumbing Code, established by the Colorado State Plumbing Board, 1560 Broadway, suite 1350, Denver, Colorado 80202, effective 4/14/2023 and as amended 12/15/2023 and published at 3 CCR 720-1, which includes portions of the 2021 Edition of the International Plumbing Code ... and the 2021 Edition of the International Residential Code ... are hereby adopted and enacted by reference, and made a part hereof as if set forth in full.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 109).
Full Breakdown
Sec. 4-4-1 adopts the Colorado Plumbing Code, the state board's 2023 code incorporating the International Plumbing Code and International Residential Code plumbing chapters, for all plumbing, drainage and water piping in the city. Pueblo's amendments require water service lines smaller than two inches to be Type L copper or PEX with a blue tracer wire, exterior water piping buried at least 48 inches deep, and sewer taps made by a licensed Plumbing Contractor or Plumbing Utility Contractor. Backfilling of trenches must be completed within 72 hours of inspection approval, and new public buildings need a reduced-pressure backflow preventer on their water service.
Violations & Fines
Unpermitted or noncompliant plumbing work is unlawful under Sec. 4-4-9; the Building Official can suspend or revoke permits, and the City may seek injunctive relief for repeat violations.
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