EMWD Water Financial Participation and Recycled Water Supply Development Charges

“FPCs help ensure that everyone pays a fair share of EMWD's capital facilities. FPCs, sometimes referred to as "connection fees," are collected to pay for planned and existing water and wastewater facilities. Individuals are required to buy in to these capital facilities.”

“Some capital facilities include: Pipelines; Pumping Stations; Wastewater Treatment Plants; Sewage Transmission Lines; Freshwater Connections; Sewage Lift Stations”

“Are FPCs the same throughout EMWD's service area? Yes, in most cases, but not all. Customized FPCs have been set in a few areas where EMWD's costs to provide service have differed from standard cost allocations. Customized fees can be higher or lower than the standard, depending on actual, documented construction costs.”

Ordinance No. 2025-014

“CURRENT ORDINANCES & RESOLUTIONS ADOPTING CERTAIN RATES, FEES, AND CHARGES … Ordinance 2025-014, Revising Certain Financial Participation Charges, Fees-for-Service, and Water Rate Schedules”

other: prior to District acceptance of the facilities and provision of service to the unit

“The sponsor/developer must agree to pay the full adjusted amount of such charges prior to District's acceptance of the facilities and provision of service to the involved unit(s).”

Eastern Municipal Water District, the agency that levies it

“Capacity Charges shall be based upon the Consolidated Schedule of Rates, Fees and Charges as established and adjusted by Board Resolution.”

“(g) Development to be exempted from Payment of Connection fees: (1) Existing Development Within Improvement Districts: All properties, improved with an existing structure, located within an operating District improvement district providing retail domestic water service prior to the effective date of Resolution 1639 (March 14, 1979), shall be exempt from paying Capacity Charges… (2) Existing Development Outside of Improvement Districts Receiving Domestic Water Service: All properties upon which a completed structure existed prior to the effective date of Resolution No. 1639 (March 14, 1979), which were located outside an operating District improvement district but being provided with retail domestic water service by the District prior to March 14, 1979, shall be exempt from paying Capacity Charges… (3) Agricultural Use… shall be exempt from paying Capacity Charges. (4) New Recycled water meters, including those that are supplied with potable water sources on an interim basis, shall be exempt from paying capacity charges. (5) ADUs converted from existing space and JADU's shall not be considered to be a new residential use and shall be exempt from connection fees or capacity charges.”

“If the applicant's property can be served from an inactive service, the applicant shall not be required to pay connection fees. If the applicant requests a change in meter size, additional charges shall be assessed or credits allowed.”

“Water Financial Participation Charge — Area / Rate as of 1/1/2025 / Rate as of 1/1/2026: General District $7,498/EMS / $7,738/EMS" and "Sewer Financial Participation Charge — Area / Rate as of 1/1/2025 / Rate as of 1/1/2026 / Rate as of 6/17/2026: General District $3,514/EDU / $3,626/EDU / $3,626/EDU" and "Sewer Treatment Plant Capacity Charge — General District $6,662/EDU / $6,876/EDU”