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LA County Waterworks Districts - service connection and meter installation

Levied by Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts (a division of LA County Public Works) on new development in Los Angeles County (unincorporated). Collected other: on application to the District, before the service connection and meter installation work is performed.

What one house pays

$1,955

For a typical home: a 2,000 sq ft detached house on a 0.13 acre lot, on a new subdivision lot.

Share of Los Angeles County (unincorporated)'s total
4%
Total one-time fees here
$48,349
Adjustment
Adjusts ENR construction cost index · January
what the document says

ENR Construction Cost Index (Los Angeles Region)

The record

Why it exists

“CHARGES FOR SERVICES RENDERED: Charges shall be made for services rendered by a District for the herein described classes of services. Such collected charges shall be deposited to the credit of the applicable Fund of the District. The District reserves the right to provide the enumerated services or to require the applicant to provide the service.”

Rules and Regulations of the Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts, Part 3 - Schedule of Rates and Charges for Engineering and Construction Services, Section A - Charges, Rule 3-A-1, p. 300, revision tag 1/26 · source document ↗
What it pays for

“Service Connection and Meter Installation Complete (for all pressures of water service up to 149 psi only.): Charges include cost of obtaining a road excavation or highway encroachment permit, pavement removal, excavation (boring if necessary), tapping of water main, installation of piping and fittings, meter and meter box (traffic or parkway type), backfilling, street resurfacing (temporary or permanent), and all other necessary work and materials including customer valve.”

Part 3, Section A, Rule 3-A-3 c., p. 303, revision tag 1/26 · source document ↗
Where it applies

“FOR WATERWORKS DISTRICT NOS. 21, KAGEL CANYON, 29, MALIBU, 40, ANTELOPE VALLEY, AND MARINA DEL REY”

Part 3, Section A, Rule 3-A-4a, p. 308; the companion heading two pages earlier reads "FOR WATERWORKS DISTRICT NOS. 36 AND 37", p. 306. Rule 3-A-3 c. itself prints NO district column. · source document ↗
When it is paid

other: on application to the District, before the service connection and meter installation work is performed

“The charges stated herein do not include application processing for the installation of service connections and meters with the water main. The service connection and meter installation work can only be included upon proper application and payment of the charges of Rules 3-A-11k, 4-A-1 and 4-B-1.”

Part 3, Section A, Rule 3-A-11 a., p. 318 · source document ↗
Who collects it

Los Angeles County Waterworks Districts (a division of LA County Public Works), the agency that levies it

“INSTALLATION CHARGE FOR PERMANENT SERVICE CONNECTION AND WATER METER FURNISHED BY THE DISTRICT: Charges for the District to furnish and install service connection and/or water meters with District forces, equipment, and furnished materials are established by the conditions a, c, and d, as follows:”

Part 3, Section A, Rule 3-A-3, p. 302 · source document ↗
Credits and offsets

“Credits may apply against the Capital Improvement Charge for the value of the offsite portion of the water main and the value of the excess capacity of the water main.”

Part 3, Section A, Rule 3-A-4b, p. 311. NOTE: this credit runs against the CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT CHARGE — the sibling program LAC-WW-CAP — not against the service connection charge. · source document ↗

Every published rate

Every rate below applies to single-family detached.

RateBasisEffectiveAmount
this homeunverified per connection 1 Jan 2026 $1,955

“Size of Service Connection | Size of Meter | Charge / 1" | 3/4" x 1" | $1,955.45”

Part 3 - Schedule of Rates and Charges for Engineering and Construction Services, Section A - Charges, Rule 3-A-3 c. "Service Connection and Meter Installation Complete (for all pressures of water service up to 149 psi only.)", p. 303, revision tag 1/26 · source document ↗

About these figures

Quoted, not summarized. Every amount and fact on this page is copied from the official document it links to. If we couldn’t find something in a document, we leave it blank instead of guessing.

Before any discounts. Some fees offer credits, waivers or phase-ins. They’re listed above but not subtracted, because whether you qualify depends on your project.

Check the date. Fees change. This page shows what was in force on the date at the top, with a link to the document that set it, so you can confirm the current amount yourself. How all of this is put together.

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