Increase of Sewer Connection Fees - Effective July 22, 2005

Sewer connection fees were raised effective July 22, 2005. The Connection Fee Chart (PDF) will allow you to determine what your connection fee will be whether you are adding a sink or building an entire house.

Explanation of Connection Fee Chart

Connection fees are charged against the actual "fixtures" in a house. Each fixture is assigned a fixture unit (F.U.) equivalent based on the size of the trap or potential flow rate. A single bathroom sink is 1 fixture unit, a tub/shower is 2 fixture units, a toilet is 5 fixture units, a kitchen sink with garbage disposal is 3 fixture units and a washing machine is 2 fixture units. The reason for charging by fixture unit is that a house with 3 bathrooms has the potential to generate a much higher flow than a 1 bathroom house. Pipes must be larger and therefore more costly to accommodate the flow from the 3 bathroom house. Fixture charges are broken down into 3 groups, single family residential (SFR), multi-family residential (MFR) and commercial/industrial (COMM). Each group has 2 fees, participating (Par) and non-participating (Non-Par). The lower participating rate is charged when the developer/builder constructs an expansion to the public sewer system. The lower connection fee is compensation for the cost of constructing the improvement to the public system.

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