Open the sewer-report answer in Denver’s right-of-way FAQ, then identify the particular report you need. A permit entry or inspection appointment is not the report copy.
Describe the missing report before chasing another status
The FAQ says a plumbing inspector usually leaves the sewer inspection report onsite. Its copy instructions call for a name, request address, permit number and other identifying information.
Start with the papers already available. Is the missing item the inspector’s report, a permit, an inspection result entry or a separate approval? Calling every one of these a sewer record can produce a response that is relevant to the project but still lacks the document you need.
For a research packet, write a short locating description using known facts. Identify the work location, the permit reference you actually have and an approximate inspection period. Explain any gap instead of guessing a permit number. Do not insert a tax-parcel number in place of a permit reference without saying what it is.
A fictional description might read: “I am trying to locate the sewer inspection report for the work identified in the attached permit reference. The packet contains an appointment entry but no report. The approximate inspection period is shown in my notes.” This is a way to distinguish the requested document, not a claim that a particular file exists or a form to submit here.
Confirm the FAQ contact wording before using it
The answer gives pwermits@denvergov.org, while other answers on the same FAQ use pwpermits@denvergov.org. The first looks like a typo on the City’s page. Confirm the address with DOTI before sending rather than guessing which one works.
The FAQ points larger requests to an open-records link. That link needs its own custody check.
The destination is the Clerk and Recorder’s records page. Its custody statement concerns records in that office’s possession. A link from the FAQ does not establish that this office holds DOTI sewer inspection reports.
Denver’s Open Records (CORA) page explains why: the City has no central records office, and each agency answers requests for the records it holds. DOTI has its own CORA request link on that page. The first hour of research and retrieval is free; after that, staff time can be charged up to $41.37 an hour and copies $0.25 a page, and an agency may ask for payment first. A request received after 3 p.m. or on a closed day counts as received the next working day.
If the route does not identify the report custodian, keep the document name and existing permit reference together while asking the department to clarify who maintains that copy. An uncertain contact route is a locating problem; it is not evidence that the inspection failed or never happened.
Check the returned document against the work
When a copy becomes available, inspect what it actually identifies. Do not promote a page to the missing report merely because the street address looks right.
- Compare the location and any permit reference with the papers that led to the request.
- Read the document’s own date, author or agency identification and work description where supplied.
- Distinguish an inspection performed from one only requested or scheduled.
- Preserve the result, notes and any limitations exactly as written; do not supply missing pages or an outcome from another project.
- Keep the source of the copy and the date obtained separate from the date of the inspection.
If the copy ends mid-note, refers to an absent page or names a different permit, identify that defect before interpreting the result. Keep the copy as received and list the page or reference still needed. A partial attachment may help locate the report, but it cannot supply the omitted wording. When another copy arrives, compare the two rather than silently replacing the first and losing the reason for the follow-up.
A report copy does not prove permit closure, occupancy authorization or present safety. If your question shifts from locating the report to interpreting a final event, use the final-inspection status guide and keep that conclusion tied to the exact permit and result.
For a question about how wastewater inspection and approval entries fit a construction project, use the separate Denver SUDP and final-records guide. This page’s narrower job is locating and recognizing the report copy.
The FAQ states no historical coverage floor for report copies. For an older copy, ask DOTI to confirm the custodian and retention coverage for the period.
Sources: Denver DOTI Right-of-Way Services FAQ and City of Denver Open Records (CORA) page, checked October 20, 2026.