Development Fees and Charges
The District assesses and collects fees at different stages of development including plan review, construction inspection, and service and meter installation. Collection of these fees and charges are required to recuperate labor and material costs as well as help fund future system expansion and maintenance. See below for summaries of different fees and charges.
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Effective Dates
Meter and Service Installation Charges listed below were adopted September 20, 2023 under Resolution 14-23, effective November 1, 2023. System Development Charges listed below were adopted January 17, 2024 under Resolution 02-24, effective March 1, 2024.
Recent System Development Charge Increase!
System Development Charges increased by 0.39% on March 1, 2024. The SDC rates shown below reflect these recent increases. For more information, refer to Resolution 02-24.
Plan Review and Construction Inspection Fees
The plan review fee recuperates engineering staff labor costs for the intake of engineering plans, review and approval of engineering plans, and other office tasks associated with this review. The construction inspection fee recuperates inspector staff labor costs for inspection of water system improvements associated with development.
Table 1. Plan Review and Construction Inspection Fees
| Type of Development | ||
| Residential | Plan Review1 | Construction Inspection1,2 |
| 1 – 10 Lots | $435 | $3,160 |
| 11 – 50 Lots | $910 | $5,075 |
| 51 – 100 Lots | $1,140 | $6,660 |
| 100+ Lots | $1,330 | $10,485 |
| Multifamily and Commercial | ||
| Service Line Size ≤ 2" and no Vault3 | $720 | $640 |
| Service Line Size > 2" or any Vault(s)3 on project | $1,585 | $7,040 |
1 Fee(s) may be paid at time plan review or inspection services are requested. Both fees are not required to be paid at the same time.
2 When development is constructed in phases, construction inspection fee will be assessed for each phase of development.
3 Includes, but is not limited to, domestic meter vaults, domestic backflow vaults, and fire backflow vaults.
Table 2. Miscellaneous Fees
| Plan Resubmittal Fee4 | Performance Bond Admin Fee5 | Additional Sampling Fee6 | Final Reinspection Fee7 |
| $165 | $490 | $530 | $205 |
4 Fee is assessed when 6 months elapse between engineering plan approval and the pre-construction meeting or when an engineering plan review requires more than 3 resubmittals (a total of 4 reviews).
5 Fee is assessed when a Performance Bond (or Cash in Lieu of Bond) is provided and processed by the Engineering Division.
6 Fee is assessed for each additional round of sampling (includes initial and follow-up samples) required when either the initial or follow-up sample(s) fails.
7 Fee is assessed for each additional final inspection required after the initial final inspection and punchlist is generated. Payment of the reinspection fee is required before each additional final inspection can be requested.
Service Installation Charges
Service installation charges recuperate labor, equipment, and material expenses associated with the installation of service lines. Expenses include the installation of copper service lines from the District's mainline to meter boxes, furnishing and installation of meter boxes, and any required surface restorations. For meter sizes 3-inches or larger, ductile iron service lines are installed and paid for by the Developer and their Contractor.
Table 3. Service Installation Charges (Meters 2-inches or Smaller)1
| Installation Type | Traffic-Rated Box5 | ||
| Meter Size2 | Normal3 | Dig-In4 | |
| 5/8" | $1,105 | $2,755 | $155 |
| 3/4" | $1,105 | $2,755 | $155 |
| 1" | $1,105 | $2,755 | $155 |
| 1-1/2" | $3,435 | $3,435 | $180 |
| 2" | $3,435 | $3,435 | $180 |
1For meters 3-inch or larger, service line installation, including all costs, is the responsibility of the developer.
2 For meter sizes 1-inch or smaller, a 1-inch service line size is required. For 1½- and 2-inch meters, a 2-inch service line size is required.
3 A Normal Installation Type is defined as the installation of service lines within undeveloped (unpaved) roadways.
4 A Dig-In Installation Type is defined as a single excavation within an existing (paved) roadway for the purposes of performing a single service tap.
5 Additional fees apply where a traffic-rated box is required as determined by the District.
Meter Installation Charges
Meter installation charges recuperate labor, equipment, and material expenses associated with the installation of water meters. For new development, meter installation charges are typically paid for at the same time as the system development charges.
Table 4. Meter Installation Charges
| Meter Size | Meter Install | Return Visit1 |
| 5/8" | $360 | $140 |
| 3/4" | $385 | $140 |
| 1" | $450 | $140 |
| 1-1/2" | $670 | $140 |
| 2" | $820 | $140 |
| 3" | $5,725 | N/A |
| 4" | $7,445 | N/A |
| 6" | $11,455 | N/A |
| 8" | $13,745 | N/A |
| 10" | $22,910 | N/A |
1 Additional fees apply if more than one trip is required to install a meter. Examples that could require an additional trip include, but is not limited to, the meter box covered with debris, a broken or damaged box, or the meter box being inaccessable due to parked equipment.
System Development Charge (SDC)
Development within the District which increases demand on the system that contributes to the need for maintainence or future improvement of the system shall pay a system development charge as part of development.
For meters 1½" or smaller, SDCs are calculated based on Equivalent Residential Units1 (ERUs) and the assigned Weighting Factor for each meter. SDCs for meters 1½" or smaller are flat rate and do not vary based on anticipated water demands. The base meter size is 5/8" and equates to 1 ERU.
Table 5. System Development Charges (Meters 1-1/2" or Smaller)
| Meter Size | Weighting Factor2 (ERUs) | Charge |
| 5/8" | 1.0 | $9,754 |
| 3/4" | 1.5 | $14,631 |
| 1" | 2.5 | $24,385 |
| 1-1/2" | 5.0 | $48,770 |
1 An Equivalent Residental Unit is the base element, or unit, of the formula by which SDC rates are determined, for various buildings or developments.
2 Weighting factors are based on American Water Works Association (AWWA) safe operating capacities for displacement type meters (AWWA C700, Table 1).
For meters 2" and larger, Peak-Day ERUs and Storage ERUs are calcuated using anticipated peak daily (peak-day) and average daily (average-day) water usages, respectively, provided by the developer, from which the System Development Charges (SDCs) are determined. Peak-day ERUs are determined by dividing the anticipated peak daily water usage by 844 gallons (District-developed peak-day system design flow per ERU). Storage ERUs are determined by dividing the anticipated average daily water usage by 358 gallons (District-developed average-day system design flow per ERU). The Peak-Day ERU and Storage ERU are then multiplied by the Peak-Day SDC and Storage SDC, respectively, as defined in Table 6 below.
Table 6. System Development Charges (Meters 2"or Larger)
| Peak-Day SDC Cost | Storage SDC Cost |
| $8,021 per Peak-Day ERU | $1,733 per Storage ERU |
For more detailed information regarding how SDCs are calculated and applied, including circumstances for upgrading your meter size due to fire sprinkler system requirements, refer to Resolution 02-24.
Supporting Documents
Resolution 03-23 (94 KB) Resolution 02-24 (162 KB) 
