Request temporary construction water from the serving utility before connecting to a hydrant or service. Identify the project, proposed use, meter arrangement and backflow protection, then follow the utility’s approval, installation and return procedures. A request is not authorization, and an available hydrant is not permission to operate it.
What should the utility request describe?
Give the project address, proposed water use, expected duration and requested service location. Identify the serving utility before choosing a hydrant; the project address alone does not establish which connection the utility will approve. Ask which temporary-meter application fits the work and who may install, move or remove the equipment.
Scottsdale's commercial-services page distinguishes hydrant meters, service-line meters and temporary construction arrangements. Its four options are not interchangeable attachments. For a construction trailer, a temporary nursery or new water-main work, explain the actual use so the utility can select the appropriate arrangement. Keep the request and written instructions with the site records.
Permanent water and sewer taps involve a separate connection and approval task. Commercial meter capacity also does not authorize a temporary hydrant draw.
What must happen before water is used?
Confirm authorization, the allowed location, approved equipment and backflow arrangement. Scottsdale states that all its temporary meters require a backflow prevention device inspected and approved by the city before meter delivery. A backflow assembly that is simply present on a truck is not evidence that this step is complete.
The utility's requirements govern the particular setup. Have qualified personnel arrange any required assembly work and testing, and retain the acceptance and test records. A cross-connection survey and a backflow test answer different questions; neither replaces the utility's temporary-service authorization.
Phoenix's current fire-hydrant meter page calls for forty-eight hours' notice for installation or removal. It says a request in a restricted area will be set at the next available location. Plan the job around the utility's actual scheduling and location decision rather than promising delivery at the requested hydrant.
How should changes and return be handled?
Document the meter identifier, installation location, approved use, charges and responsible contact. Confirm current base, usage and other utility charges directly; these are separate from a contractor's project price. Ask how a location or service change must be requested before moving equipment.
Protect the installation and report damage promptly. Scottsdale assigns contractors the repair costs for a hydrant, meter or other fixtures until the city resumes possession, and explicitly says submitting a request does not guarantee authorization. Follow the utility's removal and return process, retain its confirmation, and resolve remaining readings or charges. Closing the construction job does not itself return the utility's equipment.