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Request Water & Sewer Records
You can request records for sewer drainage plans, water and sewer maps, sewer as-built drawings, and tap and sewer cards. Requests for records must be submitted online using the PARIS Portal.
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If you have any comments, suggestions, or questions, including questions regarding status, please contact the PARIS Support Line at 718-595-3088 or paris@dep.nyc.gov.
Required Documentation
Submitting complete and accurate documentation with your request helps ensure efficient processing and enables DEP to provide the appropriate records based on the scope and nature of the project. All requests for records should include:
- A project description of the work being performed.
- A site map or plan (with the exception of requests that are solely for tap and/or sewer cards). A site map or plan is a visual layout of the project area that clearly identifies relevant property boundaries, infrastructure locations, street names, and the specific portion of the site associated with the request. If a site plan or map is not available, a tax map or aerial photo with street names clearly notated is acceptable.
- And, depending on the nature or complexity of a project, a memorandum of understanding (MOU). All requests that cover 12 or more blocks require an MOU.
Special Instructions for Engineering Cover Letters
If the person submitting the request is not a professional engineer (PE) or registered architect (RA) and is requesting records for: Water Service/Main Designs, Backflow Preventor Applications, Site/House Proposal Connections, an engineering cover letter* is also required as part of the submitted documentation. The letter must be written on the engineering or architect firm’s letterhead and include a signed and sealed statement from the project’s PE or RA describing the project scope and how the requested records will be used.
*For city agency projects, a notice to proceed (NTP) letter may be submitted in place of an engineering cover letter. An NTP letter is a formal document issued by an agency or contracting authority that authorizes a contractor or consultant to begin work on a specific project or task order.
Special Instructions for Large Area/Bulk Records Requests
Any request that covers 12 or more blocks, regardless of whether the blocks are contiguous, is considered a large area request. All large area requests require a memorandum of understanding (MOU), in addition to a project description and a site map or plan (with the exception of requests that are solely for tap and/or sewer cards). For contract-related requests, the full contract area must be submitted as one complete request.
Bulk Tap/Sewer Cards Requests: Must include an excel spreadsheet with the address, block, and lot of each property, in addition to an MOU, and a project description (a site map or plan is not required for this request type). The project description should clearly state the total number of tap and/or sewer cards requested and confirm that the spreadsheet is included.
GIS Data Large Area Requests: In lieu of a site map or plan, the request should include a polygon shapefile of the area(s) being requested, in addition to a project description and an MOU. If a polygon shapefile is not available, a site map or plan is acceptable.
Records Provided by Project Scope
Once all required documentation has been submitted, this table shows the type of records that DEP will provide based upon project scope.
| Project Scope | Records Provided |
|---|---|
| Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System (MS4) | sewer maps (PDF or GIS data) and *sewer as-built drawings (*provided if specified in the project description) |
| Geothermal Wall or Sidewalk Café Permit Application | water maps |
| Street Demapping, Planning/Analysis, or Uniform Land Use Review Procedure (ULURP) | water maps, sewer maps, drainage plans |
| Street Reconstruction, Hydraulic Analysis, or Survey | water maps, sewer maps |
| Site/House Connection Proposal | sewer cards, drainage plans, sewer as-built drawings, and *sewer maps/tap cards (*provided if specified in the project description) |
| Drilling/Boring/Excavation | water maps, sewer as-built drawings (or sewer maps if as-built not available) |
| Water Service/Main Design or Backflow Preventor Application | water maps, tap cards |
| Building Demolition, Service Repair/Relay, Department of Buildings (DOB), Plug Service, 3-Day Notice, or Bulk Tap/Sewer Cards | tap cards, sewer cards |
| New Sewer Design/Connection | drainage plans, sewer as-built drawings, *sewer maps (*provided if specified in the project description) |
| Cost Estimate | dependent on the project description |
| GIS Data for Large Area | GIS data cut including water and sewer assets in the requested area(s) |
| Green Infrastructure | sewer maps, drainage plans, *water maps and *sewer as-built drawings (*provided if specified in the project description) |
| Dewatering Permit Application | sewer maps and sewer as-built drawings |
| Other | dependent on project description |
Response Times by Request Type
The estimated response times provide general expectations for how long it takes to process each type of request. These timeframes serve as guidance only; actual processing times may vary based on request complexity, workload, and the volume of submissions received:
- Map Requests: 3–7 business days
- Drainage Plans: 3–7 business days
- Tap/Sewer Cards: 1–3 business days
- 3–Day Notice: 1 business day
- Large Area Requests (of any type): case-by-case