Orem Water & Sewer Line Specialists
Orem runs its own utilities end to end: the City of Orem Water Resources Division delivers culinary water, and the Orem Sewer Division operates the collection system and the city's own Water Reclamation Facility.
The median year built in Orem is around 1988, but the range is wide — post-war 1940s to 1970s housing through neighborhoods like Orem Park and Hillcrest, then heavy expansion from the 1970s to the 2000s in Lakeview and Cherry Hill. Orem sits on ancient Lake Bonneville sediment, which means expansive clay on the valley floor and gravelly ground up on the benches. Expansive clay is the local villain: it swells and shrinks with moisture and puts real stress on rigid pipe. Typical frost depth runs 30 to 48 inches, so water lines are buried accordingly. An Excavation or Encroachment Permit is required for right-of-way work through the Engineering Division, and a Land Disturbance Permit is required for any earth disturbance over 500 square feet through Development Services.
Common Underground Utility Issues in Orem
Expansive clay on the valley floor swelling and cracking rigid pipe
Post-war 1940s to 1970s service lines reaching the end of their life
Gravelly bench ground east of State Street requiring heavier equipment
Land disturbance permits triggered on larger excavations over 500 square feet
Clay sewer laterals with root intrusion under mature landscaping
Our Services in Orem
Water Line Repair & Replacement
Your water line runs underground from the city meter to your home. When it fails, you need a crew with the right equipment to fix it fast.
Learn more about Water Line Repair & ReplacementSewer Lateral Repair & Replacement
The sewer lateral is the pipe running from your house to the city sewer main. When it fails, the problem will not fix itself.
Learn more about Sewer Lateral Repair & ReplacementStop & Waste Valve Replacement
Your stop and waste valve controls water flow to your home and sprinkler system. When it fails, you lose control at the worst possible time.
Learn more about Stop & Waste Valve ReplacementWater Meter Connections & Repairs
Work around the water meter requires precision, proper equipment, and city coordination. We handle all of it.
Learn more about Water Meter Connections & RepairsWhy Orem Homeowners Choose Aspen Utilities
Expansive Bonneville clay is what breaks pipe in Orem, and it will do it again if the line is bedded carelessly. We bed and compact for the soil we are actually in, and we file both the excavation permit and the land disturbance permit when the dig is over 500 square feet.
We are not plumbers. We are the excavation specialists plumbers call when the job goes underground.
Water line work is often completed same-day. Sewer lateral jobs typically take 1 to 2 days for permits and inspections.
Full permits and city coordination handled. You do not need to make a single call.
Your yard is left clean and restored. Our goal is to leave your property looking like we were never there.
Licensed, insured, and equipped with professional excavation equipment. Not a plumber with a shovel.
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No obligation. No sales pitch. Just honest answers from the crew that does this every day.
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