Water and Sewer Impact Fees
Impact Fees
Impact fees are charged to new development to offset its impact on existing water and wastewater facilities. Impact fees help pay the cost of building or expanding facilities in order to provide the adequate service that a new development requires. These fees are updated every five years.
New residential, commercial or industrial development can increase water consumption and wastewater volume significantly. The increased demand may require the creation of greater storage capacity, additional pumping capability or expanded treatment facilities
Impact Fee Schedule
The chart below lists the most commonly used meter sizes. Water and wastewater impact fees are determined by the size of the water meter installed. The size of the water tap and service line supplying the meter does not affect the amount of the impact fee charged. Fees for other meter sizes are available on request.
Irrigation meters must pay the water impact fee, but the wastewater impact fee does not apply. There are no impact fee charges on fire lines.
|
Meter
|
Water Impact Fee*
|
|
Wastewater Impact Fee*
|
Wastewater Impact Fee*
|
|
5/8" |
$ 616 |
$ 224 |
$ 264 |
|
|
3/4" |
$ 920 |
$ 335 |
$ 394 |
|
|
1" |
$1,536 |
$ 559 |
$ 658 |
|
|
1 - 1/2" |
$ 3,063 |
$ 1,115 |
$ 1,312 |
|
|
2" |
$ 4,903 |
$ 1,785 |
$ 2,100 |
|
|
3" |
$10,736 |
$ 3,908 |
$ 4,598 |
|
|
4" |
$ 19,320 |
$ 7,033 |
$ 8,274 |
|
|
6" |
$ 42,936 |
$ 15,630 |
$ 18,388 |
|
|
8" |
$ 73,600 |
$ 26,792 |
$ 31,520 |
|
|
10" |
$116,536 |
$ 42.422 |
$ 49,908 |
*Impact fees for water are collected at 42.5% and for wastewater are collected at 35% of the total maximum assessable amount.
What is the difference between an impact fee and a tap fee? An impact fee is charged to new development to offset new or increased demands on existing water and wastewater systems. Impact fees are used to fund expansion on the water and wastewater systems. (See diagram below)
1. Water Main
2. Water Tap
3. Water Meter
4. Private Plumbing (water line)
5. Private Plumbing (wastewater line)
6. Wastewater Main
