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.